Re: Yu-Gi-Oh: The Six Avatars (re-write)
Originally Posted by Zorak
Chapter 22: Ever Changing Battle
The main lobby was eerily quiet, and completely empty, with the exception of the two people entering the building. The room was large, with some balcony’s from the first floor overlooking it, a reception desk on the left side of the room, and an elevator on the far end of the room.
Their footsteps echoed as Forte and Rose entered, their eyes looking around for any sign of movement or life.
“They have to know we’re here,” Forte murmured. Rose didn’t say anything as her eyes fell on a security camera on the wall over the entrance, though mentally she agreed.
The two slowly ventured further into the building. They barely went a few steps before a powerful voice rung out.
“Forte!”
Suddenly a form leapt from one of the first floor balconies, landing a good few feet away from the two teenagers. Forte’s eyes narrowed as the tall man stood to full height.
“Karmov.”
A pair of steel grey eyes fell on the pair of them as the large Russian turned to face them. This time he had discarded the bulky coat he wore in their previous encounter, exposing his powerful physique to the world. A ghost of a smile appeared on his face.
“I must admit,” he spoke up, “I’m impressed with your courage for coming here on your own.”
His expression then turned grave.
“I’m afraid however, I cannot simply let you pass.”
Forte said nothing, but his eyes searched the lobby, looking for the telltale signs of soldiers waiting to fire on him on command. This didn’t go unnoticed by the commander.
“No soldiers this time Forte,” Karmov spoke up, “Just you and me.”
The duel disk on his arm opened up, ready to battle.
“I don’t have time for this,” Forte spoke in a serious tone.
“Well, I’m sorry,” Karmov replied in an equally serious tone, “But I’m afraid you have to make time.”
Forte didn’t reply this time, only activating Reece’s duel disk as Rose took a step back, giving them space.
“Let’s get this over with then.”
Karmov nocced.
“Very well.”
“Let’s dual!”
Forte: 8000
Karmov: 8000
“I’ll start this off,” Forte declared as he drew. Looking over his hand, he was disappointed to see little he could do.
“I’ll set one monster face down and end my turn.”
A lone face down card appeared before Forte as Karmov drew.
“I will set one monster and one card face down. That will be all,” Karmov announced as two cards appeared.
Forte quietly drew.
This could come in handy later.
“I’ll set another monster face down and end my turn.”
“And I’ll pass,” Karmov said as he drew.
Forte quietly nodded and drew again.
“I’ll sacrifice my first face down monster, in order to summon Inferno Hammer in attack mode!”
The card burst into flames before the large, hulking form of the Inferno Hammer stepped out onto the field. (2400/0)
“Now! Attack his face down monster!”
With a cry, the fiend lifted his hammer high above his head. At the point, a grey, beastly rodent appeared before being crushed.
“Thank you Forte,” Karmov spoke with a small smile, “When my Giant rat’s destroyed, I can special summon one earth attribute monster from my deck. But first…”
He waved his hand as his face down card began to lift up.
“Activate trap card, Light of Intervention!”
Forte growled and shielded his eyes as a light shone down from above.
“As you may know, now neither of us can set monsters face down, which is just fine with me.
Now, I’ll use my Giant Rat’s effect to special summon Deformer Magnen U!”
Forte watched as a small blue robot appeared on the field, different to the machiners that Karmov wielded in their last duel. (800/800)
“Deformer?” Forte murmured to himself. This was a new one.
“Will that be all Forte?” Karmov asked patiently. Forte nodded.
“Yeah, go right ahead.”
Karmov drew.
“First, I’ll equip Mist Body to Magnen U.”
Forte tried not to growl as the robot’s body took on an incorporeal form.
“I’m guessing Magnen U has the same effect as Machiner’s Sniper, right?”
“In a sense. When it’s in defence mode, no other Deformer card can be targeted,” Karmov explained, “When it’s in attack mode, only the monster with the highest attack must attack it.”
“So, it’s effect depends on what position it’s in,” Forte murmured. Karmov nodded.
“As with all Deformers. But anyway, back to the duel. I’ll now summon Deformer Mobaphon in attack mode!”
A small, cute yellow robot appeared next to Magnen U. For some crazy reason, the robot reminded him of a mobile phone. (100/100)
“Now, I’ll use Mobaphon’s effect. First, I roll a die, then I pick up the number of cards that I roll.”
A steel die appeared and bounced along the ground before landing on a three. Karmov plucked three cards from his deck and took a look.
“Now, normally if there was a Deformer amongst these cards, I could special summon it. However, since there isn’t I have to put them back at the top of my deck,” Karmov spoke as he replaced the cards.
“Now, I’ll switch Magnen U into defence mode and end my turn.”
Karmov’s deformer began to change shape. It’s body morphed into two identical blue magnets which began to pull apart. Forming a barrier or magnetic energy in front of Karmov and his other monster.
So, That’s why they’re called Deformers.
Forte drew. He was about to flip up his face down monster when he stopped.
At the moment there doesn’t seem to be much to his strategy. Let’s wait and see what he does.
“I’ll summon Malice Doll of Demise!”
Forte’s deranged doll appeared, glaring menacingly at the robots before him and giving a deranged chuckle. (1600/1700)
“I’ll set two face downs and it’s back to you.”
Karmov drew, eyeing the face down cards before glancing at the card in his hand.
Ah, here we are.
“I’ll now play…”
“Not so fast,” Forte interrupted, “I activate my trap card. Domain of the Dark Ruler.”
Karmov stopped short as Forte grinned.
“Now, as long as this card is on the field, neither of us can play any magic or trap cards.”
Karmov glared at Forte before returning the card to his hand.
Very clever Forte. However, I have what I need to ensure at least THIS strategy works.
“I’ll activate Mobaphon’s effect again!” The steel die reappeared, this time landing on a five. Pulling out five cards, a small smile appeared on Karmov’s face.
“Ah, here we are. I’ll now special summon Deformer Clocken in defence mode!”
As he replaced the other four cards, what appeared to be a large, digital, alarm clock of sorts appeared on the field. (600/1100)
“A clock?” Forte murmured.
“Now, while in defence mode, Clocken allows me to place on deformer-counter on it each turn.”
As if on cue, the clock beeped, displaying a one.
“Now, I’ll end my turn.”
Deformer counters? Just what else are these things capable of?
“I’ll pass,” Forte spoke as he drew.
Karmov quietly drew.
“First, I’ll place another deformer counter on Clocken.”
The deformer beeped and a two appeared on its face.
“Now, I’ll use Mobaphon’s effect once again.” This time, Karmov had rolled a two.
“Now I’ll special summon Deformer Chakkan in defence mode!”
In a small burst of flame, a large, orange cigarette lighter appeared. (1200/600)
“Now, as long as Chakkan is in defence mode, I can deal three hundred damage to your life points each turn. Now go!”
Forte braced himself as the machine launched a jet of flame at him, scorching him.
Forte: 7700
Karmov: 8000
Then he felt it, a sharp pain in his chest.
Whatever it was, it knocked the air from his lungs momentarily. His quickly looked down at his chest. No wounds or even bruising in sight.
Out of the corner of his eye, he thought he saw a figure on one of the upper balconies before disappearing. Forte looked around to see who it was, but no luck.
“What’s wrong?” Karmov asked, looking around. Rose glanced around as well.
“It’s…it’s nothing,” Forte replied as the pain in his chest finally subsided. While it was clear Karmov and Rose didn’t exactly believe him, they figured they should get back to the matter at hand.
What was that? Who else is here?
“I’ll end my turn there Forte.”
Forte drew, looking over his hand.
“Karmov, let me ask you something.”
“What is it?” Karmov asked, curious.
Forte lowered his duel disk, looking into Karmov’s grey eyes.
“Why is it that you’re working for Dogma? You don’t seem like the kind of guy to unleash hell on earth for no real reason. So, why are you doing it?”
A small smile appeared on Karmov’s face as he gave a chuckle.
“I had a feeling someone would ask me that. Do you really want to know?
It’s to give humanity a common enemy.”
Forte rose an eyebrow in confusion.
“A common enemy?” Rose asked. Karmov nodded.
“In this day and age, many people have gone on about world peace, about uniting the world.
Well, the sad truth is, the world can only unite in conflict, when faced against an evil that threatens them all. World War II was a good example of this.”
“You mean against the Nazi Party?” Rose enquired. Karmov smiled and nodded.
“Yes. Capitalist and Socialist alike put their differences aside to fight them. Sadly, when the Nazi Party ceased to exist, it wasn’t long before these allies turned on eachother.”
Rose nodded in understanding. The Cold War.
“So, you believe the Shadow Realm will provide a permanent threat to keep humanity united,” Forte summarised.
“Exactly,” Karmov nodded.
“Well, I’m afraid I’m going to have to put your unification plans on hold, but I have to win this!
“I’ll flip up my facedown monster, Night Assailant!”
The hooded, wraith-like figure of Forte’s assailant appeared, its daggers ready for blood. (200/500)
“Now, I’m sure you know what his effect is don’t you? Say goodbye to Magnen U!”
Karmov gasped as the assailant’s daggers were plunged into the Deformer, exploding shortly after.
“Now, since your defence is gone, Inferno Hammer, attack Mobaphon!”
The small robot squeaked before being crushed by the fiend’s large hammer.
Forte: 7700
Karmov: 5700
“Now, thanks to your Light of Intervention, I can’t use Inferno Hammer’s effect, so Doll of Demise, get rid of Chakkan!”
With a laugh of manic glee, the doll began to hack into the robot with his axe until it was nothing more than a scrap of metal and lighter fluid.
“And that ends it for me,” Forte couldn’t help but smirk as Karmov drew.
“Very clever Forte,” he congratulated, “But I’m afraid you forgot one small thing. First I’ll play Pot of Greed.”
The green jar appeared and Karmov drew two cards.
Suddenly, Clocken beeped and this time a three appeared.
“Now, I’ll sacrifice my Clocken, and deal a thousand damage times the number of deformer counters on him!”
“Wait, what!?”
Before Forte could shield himself, Karmov’s clock exploded, showering Forte with shrapnel. Forte barely kept himself on his feet.
Forte: 4700
Karmov: 5700
“Are you ok Forte?” Rose asked, concerned.
“Yeah, I’m fine,” Forte groaned, “Though I’ll make it a point in the future to attack any monster with a clock on it in the future.”
Karmoc chuckled, “I’m afraid things are going to get harder Forte. I summon Deformer Hedging!”
A robot in the guise of what appeared to be large garden sheers appeared on the field. (100/300)
“Now, while in attack mode, Hedging could destroy one continuous magic card per turn, but while in defence mode, he can destroy one permanent trap card.
Now go, destroy Forte’s Domain of the Dark Ruler!”
Without another word, the living shears shot forward, cutting Forte’s trap card in half.
“And now, with your card gone, I can play this!”
A spell card, depicting a giant form of sorts rising up from the earth, appeared before Karmov.
“The ritual card, Rise of the Ancient Titan!”
Forte took a step back. What sort of ritual monster could be in a deck like this?
“Now, I’ll sacrifice two monsters from my hand, in order to summon the most powerful card in this deck!”
The ground began to shake. Forte’s eyes widened as he saw something moving beneath the earth, coming up from the earth.
“Behold, the avatar of earth!”
The beast was massive, a gigantic humanoid made out of various metals. Beneath the gaps in this iron armour, Forte could see a dim blue energy, and a set of electric blue eyes staring at him. Much to Forte’s surprise, there seemed to be an actual city resting on its back.
“Iron Titan Autochthon!” (2000/2000)
Only two thousand attack and defence? Forte could easy guess there was more to this ancient beast than just its massive size.
“Now, I will start by activating Autochthon’s effect! By sacrificing one earth machine monster I control, I can add one city-counter to him!”
Hedging vanished and the city on the titan’s back began to expand, reaching up to his left shoulder.
“Now, for each city-counter on him, his attack and defence increase by five hundred points.”
A deep growl emerged from the titan’s throat as his attack and defence rose to twenty-five hundred.
“Now, Autochthon, destroy Forte’s Night Assailant.”
The gigantic titan rose an enormous fist into the air before bringing it down upon the fiend. Forte and Rose shielded themselves from the dust and dirt that flew all over the place. When the dust cleared, there was a crater in the earth where the titan had struck.
Forte: 2400
Karmov: 5700
“I’ll now set one card face down and end my turn.”
Forte eyed the goliath in front of him as he drew. He would have to destroy that thing quickly before it became too powerful.
And luckily, he drew just the card to do it.
“I’ll sacrifice my Doll of Demise and Inferno Hammer, in order to summon the Invader of Darkness!”
The two fiends dissolved into what could be described as a black portal. Out of the blackness stepped the clocked, golden fiend, his burning eyes staring at the titan before him. (2900/2500)
“Now!” Forte yelled, “Destroy Autochthon!”
A swirling mass of gold energy formed in the fiend’s palm before firing a blast at Autochthon.
“I activate the trap card, Shadow Spell!” Karmov yelled, and Forte gasped as the chains of darkness shot towards the invader, slicing through his attack before binding him and weakening him.
Karmov laughed, “I had learnt something from a previous duel, mainly how useful this card is. I should thank you for showing me that.”
Forte growled.
“Fine, I’ll end my turn then.”
Karmov drew.
“Now, I’ll summon my second Mobaphon in attack mode!”
Forte’s eyes narrowed as the small, yellow robot appeared once again. (100/100)
“And now, I’ll use its effect.” This time, the die landed on four. He plucked four cards and took a look.
“Ah, good. I’ll now special summon Deformer Radiocassen in attack mode!”
This deformer was much large than the others, it’s red form dwarfing its small counterpart easily. (1200/400)
“Now, I’ll sacrifice Radiocassen in order to add another city-counter to Autochthon!”
The city on the titan’s back expanded even more, reaching up to his left shoulder. his attack rose to three thousand.
“Now, attack! Destroy the Invader of Darkness!”
Forte and Rose shielded themselves as the fiend was pitifully crushed under the titan’s gigantic fist. As the dust cleared however, Karmov couldn’t help but notice a small grin on Forte’s face.
“And what are you so cheerful about?”
“Well, since you decided to bring back memories of our last duel,” Forte explained, “I guess I’d better show you another familiar trick. Activate trap card, Rope of Life!”
Karmov’s eyes widened as a familiar chain fell from the heavens into the abyss below. Before long, the Invader of Darkness he had just destroyed was lifted back onto the field, apparently a bit pissed about being destroyed. (2900/2500) – (3700/2500)
Karmov growled. He did not like where this duel was going.
“I’ll end my turn,” he said quietly.
Forte drew, glancing at the cards in his hand.
“First, I’ll set three cards face down.”
Three face down cards appeared at Forte’s feet.
“And now, I’ll sacrifice my Invader of Darkness!”
“You’re sacrificing it!?” Karmov shouted in surprise.
“That’s right, for something much, much worse!”
The invader began to dissolve into a dark mist. Rose’s eyes widened. She knew what this meant.
She shuddered as a dark form appeared above Forte, matching the height of Autochthon.
“Behold, Great Maju Garzett!”
The gigantic fiend bellowed at the iron titan in a display of strength. (5800/5000)
Karmov stepped back, his eyes wide at the monstrosity before him.
“Now, Maju Garzett, destroy Autochthon!”
The fiend reared back before dealing a crunching blow to the titan’s head. The avatar let out a roar as it fell to the ground, causing the ground to shake. Karmov cried out as the force threw him off of his feet.
Forte: 1600
Karmov: 2400
Forte however, was surprised to see that Autochthon was still on the field.
“It survived?” he whispered softly.
Karmov groaned as he tried to push himself off of the ground.
“Yes,” he groaned, “When attacked, I can remove one city-counter from Autochthon in order for it to survive.”
Forte was quiet for a moment before his expression became grave.
“Are you sure it even wanted to survive?”
Karmov looked up at his opponent confused. Forte continued.
“As you know, the avatars aren’t normal cards. Their alive, they feel pain. We both know that Autochthon wont be able to beat Garzett, why put it through more pain and delay his destruction?”
Karmov’s eyes widened as he looked over at the avatar. To his surprise, Autochthon was looking right back at him, his blue eyes staring into Karmov’s grey.
“Why don’t you just surrender?”
Karmov looked down at the floor, his mind racing.
Is he right? Should I just give up? Should I just end it rather than put him through more pain?
No…
Karmov’s fists clenched as he said nothing. He looked up at the fiend looking down on him and Autochthon, almost smirking with contempt if it was capable of it.
Karmov felt something boiling within him, something he hadn’t felt in years.
Anger.
He looked over at the avatar of earth. He knew what he was thinking.
“Karmov?”
Karmov looked over at Forte.
“Are you going to surrender?”
Karmov’s expression almost darkened.
“No…”
“What?”
Karmov looked up at Garzett, almost challenging.
“We can destroy you, and we’ll do it right now!”
Karmov drew, but didn’t even bother looking at the card.
“I’ll sacrifice Mobaphon in order to add another city-counter to Autochthon!”
Karmov could swear the Garzett was snorting in amusement at the act as Autochthon’s attack rose to three thousand.
“Now, I’ll play the magic card, Hundred Night’s work!”
A spell card, depicting Jinzo with the silhouette of two deformers in the background appear.
“I remove every deformer from my graveyard, and one machine I control gains two hundred points for each!”
Autochthon’s growl rose into a bellow as its body began to grow, his attack rising up to four thousand four hundred.
Garzett had stoped snickering. This wasn’t funny anymore.
“And now, to finish up, I play Limiter Removal!” Karmov shouted.
Forte gasped in shock. He knew what it would mean.
The iron titan began to tremble, and to everyone’s surprise, the bits of iron the encompassed its physical form began to fall off. The city on its back began to crumble to the ground as it seemingly fell apart.
Then, with a mighty, earth shattering roar, the remaining steel shatter, revealing Autochthon’s true self. A glowing giant of energy and rage. (8800/6000)
Forte stepped back, eyes wide. He had never faced a monster of that strength before, and apparently neither had Garzett, as the fiend was experiencing an emotion it hadn’t felt in years.
Fear.
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Gabriel gasped at the sight before him. He had been watching their duel the whole time, but he never expected this from Karmov.
He never expected this period.
“Such power…” he muttered as he watched, entranced.
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“DESTROY HIM!” Karmov roared, as if he felt the same rage his titan was.
Everything seemed to go slow as the titan reached for Forte’s fiend. Garzett reached out and caught his arms, trying to hold him back, keep this beast away until Limiter Removal took its toll and destroyed him. However, it was all in vein. This fiend had dared strike him, and Autochthon was going to make him pay.
Ripping from Garzett’s grasp, Autochthon’s hands wrapped around his throat as the two giant began to plummet to the earth.
Before they landed on him, Forte’s hand shot up to his disk.
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Rose wasn’t sure whether there was an explosion and was just too loud for her to hear, or if there wasn’t one at all. All she knew was that the room, her vision, was engulfed in light.
When the light finally dimmed, the room was dominated by dust and smoke. She couldn’t see a thing.
“Forte!?” she cried out, becoming frightened when she didn’t hear a response. Could Forte have survived such an attack like that.
When the smoke began to clear, she was relieved to find Forte barely standing, but still conscious. He was done on one knee, breathing heavily.
But as the smoke cleared, both she and Karmov could see a magic card in front of him, one that shocked them both.
Emergency Provisions.
Forte: 600
Karmov: 2400
Karmov was shocked. Forte had survived, and now Karmov was left with nothing. He had seen the cards he would draw, and nothing he could summon to protect himself with. All Forte had to do was summon something and it would be over soon.
Oddly enough, Karmov didn’t feel frightened or anything, but something else entirely.
Satisfaction. He and Autochthon had crushed Garzett, and that seemed to be enough.
“Forte!” he called out. Forte looked up at and surprised to see Karmov’s hand over his deck.
“Now I surrender.”
To say that Forte and Rose were surprised was an understatement.
“Why…” was all Forte could say.
Karmov smiled as he began to walk over to him.
“Even when hit with such power, you managed to survive. Even with all you’ve faced, you still keep coming, pushing it aside.
There’s no stopping a man like that. I realise that now.”
Karmov held something out to him.
“Here.”
Forte looked at the cards being offered.
Rise of the Ancient Titan and the Iron Titan Autochthon.
“I have no interest in them,” Forte spoke up, looking up at Karmov. He simply smiled and pushed the cards into the teen’s hand.
“Take them. You’ve earned them more than I.”
Karmov then walked past him, heading for the exit.
“Where’re you gonna go?” Forte asked.
Karmov stopped and chuckled.
“I figured I’d go back home, give myself some time to think. Who knows, maybe humanity doesn’t need conflict in order to unify.”
Forte looked back at the Russian.
“Then again, maybe it does,” Forte murmured. Karmov looked back at him and chuckled.
“Maybe. We’ll just have to wait and see.”
Forte looked ahead and began to walk towards the Elevator.
“Forte.”
Forte stopped.
“May I ask you something?” Karmov asked.
“Go ahead.”
“Why are you here?”
Forte said nothing, so Karmov continued.
“You do not seem interested in the avatars, and it’s clear you don’t care what happens to the world. So why are you here? Is it to save your friend?”
Karmov smiled.
“Or is it something else entirely.”
Forte was quiet for a moment before saying:
“My reasons are my own.”
Karmov chuckled softly.
“Well, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see huh? Very well.”
Karmov began to walk to the entrance.
“Good luck Forte, and woe betide those who get in your way,” he called out before leaving the building.
Forte remained silent for a moment before looking back at Rose.
“Let’s go.”
Rose said nothing but nodded as the two walked into the elevator. She pressed the button for the top floor. Something told them both what they were seeking was up there.
As the elevator ascended, a figure watched them from one of the balconies.
“Forte…” Nero murmured before sighing.
Name: Deformer Hdging
Card Type: Monster
Monster Type: Machine/Effect
Attribute: Earth
Attack: 100
Defence: 300
Effect: This card gains one of the following effects according to this card’s Battle Position.
-Attack Position: Once per turn you may destroy one permanent Spell card on the field.
-Defence Position: Once per turn you may destroy one permanent Trap card on the field.
Name: Rise of the Ancient Titan
Card Type: Spell
Spell Type: Ritual
Description: A gigantic form rising up from the earth The form appears to be made of steel.
Effect: This card is used to Ritual Summon “Iron Titan Autochthon”. You must also offer Monsters as a Tribute from your hand or the field whose total levels equal six or more.
Name: Iron Titan Autochthon
Card Type: Monster
Monster Type: Machine/Ritual
Attribute: Earth
Attack: 2000
Defence: 2000
Effect: This Monster is summoned through use of the Ritual Spell Card “Rise of the Ancient Titan”. You must also offer Monsters as a Tribute from your hand or the field whose total levels equal six or more. Once per turn, you may tribute one EARTH attribute machine type monster you control to add one city-counter to this card. This monster’s attack and defence is increased by 500 x the number of city-counters on this card. When this card is attack, you may remove one city-counter to prevent it from being destroyed (damage calculation applies).
I don’t let much scare me. However, after the incident, I guess I’ve always been a little afraid of it happening again.
But now, I guess I’ve got no choice but to face it.
Are you sure you want to do this?
Yes Forte, I do. I have to do this. I have to get over this.
Sit tight for Chapter 23: Facing your Fears.
Thank you Saffire Persian. (Complete list coming soon)
Re: Yu-Gi-Oh: The Six Avatars (re-write)
