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“You know, Gears,” said Lukas, “according to legend, Romulus and Remus, the two founders of Rome, were raised by a she-wolf after their father, the god Mars, abandoned them.”
“I know,” replied Gears. “And after they built their city, they fought each other over who had the right to rule, and Romulus killed his brother. That’s why the city is called Rome and not Rem. It just goes to show you what influence wolves can have on young people.”
“Well, my influence over this guy,” replied Lukas, “who was named after one of the greatest military minds in Roman history, will certainly leave a mark. And by the way, Julius here is a Dark Monster, so your tin can’s effect won’t work on him.
“But I’m not gonna take any chances. Since I used Flamma in a Synchro Summon, its effect activates, and I get to bring out yet another Gladiator Beast. I think I’ll bring out Gladiator Beast Murmillo.”
The portal opened again, and a small, aquatic fish-man with blasters on its back similar to Secutor’s appeared, shielding itself in Defense Mode. (400 DEF)
The Summon Aura blasted at Gears again, and he grunted.
“And due to Murmillo’s effect,” continued Lukas, “I can destroy one Monster.”
Catastor exploded into shards.
Lukas chuckled.
“It’s your move… And you’re going down…”
(G: 3,600) - - - - - - - - - - (L: 8,700)
He’s not too far off, thought Gears. My Life Points are way down. And with that huge eagle on the field, and me not even knowing what it can do, I’m not in the best shape…
He made a draw. His Counters went up to six, while Lukas’s went up to eight.
“I move Dekoichi to Defense Mode, and then set a Monster,” he said.
Dekoichi slowed down a little. (1,000 DEF) Then a set Monster appeared.
“That’s all I can do.”
Lukas chuckled as he drew. Both Speed Counters went up by one.
“Murmillo moves to Attack Mode,” he said.
Murmillo stood up into a fighting stance. (800 ATK)
“Julius, attack Dekoichi with pride of Rome!”
The Winged Beast slashed with his two blades, and the Battlechanted Locomotive was blown to scrap.
“And when Julius destroys one of your Monsters, he takes out all your others as well.”
Gears gasped as his reversed Monster shattered.
“Now, Murmillo, attack directly!”
Murmillo fired its blaster at Gears, and he groaned a little.
“Next, I send Murmillo back to my deck…”
Murmillo vanished.
“…to bring out Gladiator Beast Retiari.”
The portal of energy opened, and a new Beast flew out. It was another lizard man, who seemed to have a passing relation to Gagagigo in some way. He was dressed in a loincloth and cape, and carried a trident. (1,200 ATK)
Summon Aura glowed, and blasted Gears again.
“By summoning him,” said Lukas, “I can banish one Monster in your Graveyard from the game. So I’m getting rid of Catastor so I don’t have to worry about it again.”
Gears growled a little.
“It’s your move…”
(G: 2,300) - - - - - - - - - - (L: 8,700)
Gears punched his dashboard. He was angry now.
This walking carpet isn’t better than me… he thought.
He drew a card. His own Speed Counters rose to eight, while Lucas’s rose to ten.
He looked at the four cards on his gauntlet.
Well, here goes nothing, he thought.
He took all four, and threw them all on his console. A reversed Monster, and four reversed cards appeared.
“Your move,” he said.
“Heh, heh,” chuckled Lukas. “Trying to bluff your way out of this, huh?
“Retiari, get his Monster!”
Retiari charged, and thrust with his trident. Morphing Jar appeared on the card, and was blown to shards.
“Now we have to toss our hands and draw five more,” said Gears.
Lukas chuckled, and discarded the one card in his hand. Both of them made five draws.
“As if it will matter,” he said. “Julius, attack him directly!”
Julius swooped down on Gears.
“Sorry, wolf-boy,” said Gears, “you thought I was bluffing, and you’re gonna regret it. Go, Dimension Wall!”
A portal of light appeared in front of Julius, and the Gladiator Beast stared at it.
Then he lifted his swords, and slashed at it. Lukas howled in pain.
“All the damage I would have taken from that attack is now taken by you instead,” said Gears.
“You miserable…” snarled Lukas.
His Speed Counters fell three places, down to eight.
He looked at the five cards in his hand.
“I send Retiari back to my deck…”
Retiari vanished.
“…to summon Gladiator Beast Auctorati.”
A new Gladiator Beast flew out of the portal, this one had the head of a savage greyhound, was dressed in a toga, and carried a steel mace. (950 ATK)
The Summon Aura glowed, and blasted Gears again.
“With Auctorati’s arrival, I get to draw one card,” he continued.
He made a draw.
He looked at it. It was Bestiari again.
I’ll save him for later, he thought, stowing it on his gauntlet.
He threw a card on his console, and a facedown card appeared.
“Make your move…”
(G: 1,800) - - - - - - - - - - (L: 5,400)
Gears made a draw. His Speed Counters rose to ten.
“Come on out, Mechanicalchaser!” he exclaimed.
He played the card, and the Machine hunter materialized. (1,850 ATK)
Now… thought Gears. I have to hope that he does what I need him to do…
“I end my turn…”
Lukas drew, and his Counters also rose to ten.
He looked at Bestiari.
Control yourself, Lukas… he thought. Sure, you want to beat him bad… Tear him apart… Suck the marrow from his bones, eat his liver…
Where was I?
But you can’t get carried away. Besides, DaPen said he wants this duel to last a while.
“I sacrifice Auctorati…” he said.
Auctorati transformed into a globe of light.
“…to summon Gladiator Beast Alexander!”
With a roar, another Gladiator Beast burst out the orb. He was a lion-like humanoid, in golden armor, with large, golden wings. (2,400 ATK)
“Destroy his Mechanicalchaser!”
Alexander roared, and flew at the Machine.
“I activate… Half or Nothing!” shouted Gears, as his facedown card spun around.
“Now, you can either end your Battle Phase, or keep going… But if you keep going, the Attack Scores of your Monsters are halved.”
“Then I end it!” shouted Lukas, now even more enraged.
He placed a card on his Disk, and another facedown card materialized.
“But your Traps aren’t gonna last you forever, y’know!”
They don’t have to, pal, said Gears. You did just what I wanted you to do…
He drew a card, and his Speed Counters hit twelve. He was now at his limit.
“I summon Ally of Justice Cosmic Closer!”
A strange Machine rose into the air behind his bike. This Ally of Justice didn’t resemble a creature in the slightest. It looked like a large computer cabinet on rocket engines, with a glowing portal in its center, full of scintillating colors. (2,400 ATK)
“How did you summon THAT without a sacrifice?” shouted Lukas.
“I had help,” replied Gears. “From you. You see, Cosmic Closer may be Level 8, but I can Special Summon it if my opponent has more than one Monster and one of them, no more than one, is a Light Monster.
“You have two Monsters right now, a Light one, and a Dark one.”
Lukas growled.
“And I’m far from done,” continued Gears. “I activate another Trap Card…”
His last facedown card spun around.
“Birthright. Now, I can bring back the Monster that Julius destroyed earlier.”
Robotic Knight appeared in a flash of light. (1,600 ATK)
“I’m still not done,” said Gears, as a Speed Spell appeared. “I play Speed Spell – Synchro Return. Guess who’s back?”
A pitch-black portal opened, and Catastor flew out. (2,200 ATK)
“No way!” shouted Lukas. “I removed that thing from play!”
“And that’s exactly why I was able to bring it back using Synchro Return,” replied Gears. “And I’m still not done…”
He played a second Speed Spell.
“I plat Speed Spell – Platinum Echoes. Now I can Special Summon an Ally of Justice from my Graveyard, so long as it has a lower Level than one on the field. So, since Cosmic Closer is Level 8, I can bring Claíomh Solais back from the Graveyard.”
Another glowing portal opened, and Claíomh Solais flew out. (2,300 ATK)
“Five Monsters, and not one of them can beat Julius,” sneered Lukas. “Pathetic…
“And I think I’ll activate this…”
One of his Trap Cards lifted up.
“Gift of the Mystical Elf! A pansy name, yes, but now I get 300 Life Points restored for each Monster on the field.”
“Lovely,” said Gears. “Thing is, can you count?”
“Oh, you are SO dead…” snarled Lukas. “There are seven, smart-ass, and that means I get 2,100 Life Points!”
“And there’s one more coming up,” said Gears. “I haven’t made a Normal Summon yet. I sacrifice Catastor and Robotic Knight…”
The two Machines turned into an orb of pure energy…
“To bring out Perfect Machine King!”
In an explosion of flames, Perfect Machine King flew onto the field, flying on a heavy-duty jetpack. (2,700 ATK)
“With three other Machines on the field,” continued Gears, “its Attack Score rises by 1,500 points!”
(4,200 ATK)
“HEY!” shouted Lukas. “Wait a minute…”
“Obliterate Gladiator Beast Julius!” shouted Gears. “Mega missile assault!”
Two hatches opened on Perfect Machine King’s shoulders, and it launched a volley of missiles at the Winged Beast. Julius let out a screech, and then went down on a stream of flames. Lukas’s anger briefly turned to fear.
“Cosmic Closer,” ordered Gears, “attack Alexander!”
Cosmic Closer’s portal glowed even more intensely. Alexander roared, and flew towards the Machine.
Both duelists braced themselves, as both Monsters were blown to bits.
“All right!” shouted Gears. “Mechanicalchaser, Claíomh Solais… Attack him directly!”
Claíomh Solais blew flames from its beak, and Mechanicalchaser made a slash with one of its knives. Lukas howled savagely as his Life Points took a dive, and his Speed Counters fell to eight.
(G: 1,800) - - - - - - - - - - (L: 2,450)
Gears placed his last two cards on his console, and two facedown cards appeared.
“Your move,” said Gears.
There was silence for a few seconds. Lukas didn’t respond.
“Lukas?” said Gears.
He slowed down his bike a little to make sure that Lukas was still keeping up with him.
Then he saw something he didn’t like. Lukas’s eyes were now completely inhuman, and he was drooling. Clearly, his bestial side had now completely taken over.
The question is, thought Gears, can he even finish this duel?
Lukas growled in a primal tone, and drew a card off his deck. Clearly, he still could, even if he had to do so purely by instinct at this point.
Gears had to stay with his plan. He hit a command on his dashboard, and one of his Trap Cards activated.
“Dust Tornado!” he shouted. “I’ve had about enough of that Summon Aura!”
The windstorm blew across the field, and the Summon Aura card was blown to pieces.
Then his second facedown card lifted up, and DNA Transplant appeared.
“Now, all Monsters on the field are changed to Light Monsters,” he said.
Lukas didn’t seem to care. He hit a command on his own console.
“Limit Reverse,” he snarled, in a voice that had no humanity in it.
His facedown card spun around, and Gladiator Beast Auctorati reappeared. (950 ATK)
Lukas growled, and played another card. Gladiator Beast Bestiari appeared again. (1,500 ATK)
“Now, Monsters go bye-bye,” he snarled.
Auctorati and Bestiari flew into the sky, and vanished into a flash of light again…
Gyzarus was back. (2,400 ATK)
No… thought Gears. I don’t have a Destruction Jammer set this time…
Gyzarus’s eyes glowed, and both Perfect Machine King and Claíomh Solais shattered into pixels.
Gyzarus screeched, and dive-bombed at Mechanicalchaser. It made a slash, ripping it in half.
“ERGH!” groaned Gears.
(G: 1,250) - - - - - - - - - - (L: 2,450)
Then Gyzarus vanished, and Laquari (1,800 ATK) and Darius (1,700 ATK) both appeared. Darius glowed with energy, and Flamma appeared as well. (1,500 ATK)
Then all three of the Gladiator Beasts flew into the sky, and exploded into a ball of fire once more. Gladiator Beast Heraklinos alighted in front of Lukas’s bike again. (3,000 ATK)
“Are you done?” he muttered Gears.
Lukas barked at him.
“I’ll take that as a yes,” replied Gears.
Okay… thought Gears. Now is not the time for a bad draw…
Gears drew a card, and looked at the field.
He quickly set it on his console, and a set Monster appeared before it faded.
He nodded.
Lukas grinned, and drooled, and made a draw. He barked a command, and Heraklinos charged.
He made a swipe with his blade, and Unknown Crusher appeared on the card. It was blown to pieces.
“Gotcha!” laughed Gears. “Any Light Monster that battles Unknown Crusher is removed from play. And since you don’t even have any facedown cards this time…”
Lukas let out a cry as Heraklinos vanished.
“It’s my move…” said Gears.
He made a draw.
Not the best, he thought, but I’ll take it…
“I summon Ally of Justice Garadholg!”
The robotic, four-legged fox leapt out of the portal, and dashed beside Gears’s bike. (1,600 ATK)
“Attack!” he shouted.
Garadholg leapt up, and clawed Lukas in the face. Lukas roared, and tried to claw the hologram, not fully aware of what it was.
“Your move now, Lukas,” said Gears. “Time to end this battle…”
(G: 1,250) - - - - - - - - - - (L: 850)
Lukas growled, and made a draw.
He chuckled, and set a card on his console. A facedown Monster appeared.
He grunted at Gears, and nodded.
Gears looked at his screen, and considered.
It’s likely another Hoplomus, he thought. If I attacked that and didn’t destroy it, he’d be able to Special Summon Spartacus, and I’d be in trouble again. And it has a Defense Score of 2,100.
He made a draw.
He grinned.
And to think I was thinking of taking this guy out of my deck… he thought.
“I summon Ally of Justice Reverse Break!” he exclaimed.
The portal opened, and a large, armored vehicle drove out, driving beside his bike. It looked like a drilling machine, with a four-eyed face under the drill, and two metal tendrils above, each one tipped with a spinning rotary saw. (1,200 ATK)
“Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh…” chuckled Lukas, as he looked at the weak Monster.
“Laugh while you can,” said Gears. “Its name is ‘Reverse Break’. Get it? ‘Reverse’, as in reversed Monsters, and ‘Break’, as in, it breaks them. When Reverse Break attacks a set Monster, that Monster is automatically destroyed, battle damage is reduced to zero, and Flip-Effects are negated.”
“Err?!” said Lukas.
“Go!” shouted Gears. “Get that Monster!”
Reverse Break sped towards the facedown Monster, its drill and blades spinning. It hit the card, and the facedown Gladiator Beast exploded.
“It’s time I end this!” shouted Gears. “Garadholg, attack directly!”
Garadholg pounced on the werewolf, and Lukas screamed. He lost control of his D-Wheel, and went spinning out of control, eventually coming to a stop in a pile of garbage.
(G: 1,250) - - - - - - - - - - (L: 0)
Lukas was on the ground, panting heavily, gasping with grunts of rage, his human side not yet emerged. Gears ran up behind him, holding a vial of liquid with a special stopper on the end.
Before Lukas could do anything, Gears jabbed the end of the stopper into his arm. Lukas roared, but then felt incredibly tired. The tranquilizer worked fast, and he fell asleep in ten seconds.
Man… thought Gears. Should I get him to a doctor… Or a vet?
He looked at the deck on Lukas’s D-Wheel. He took the cards from it.
I really lucked out, he thought. I mean, he never once drew even one copy of his War Chariots?
He thumbed through the cards. He looked through all of them.
To his surprise, the deck didn’t even have any War Chariots.
Why? thought Gears. Why would he take out such a powerful card?
Then he took Gladiator Beast Julius out of the discard slot…
Then he looked at the three other Gladiator Beasts he had never seen before: Theseus, Flamma, and Auctorati. Then he looked at the Summon Aura and Death Battle Speed Spells.
If you want to put new cards in a deck, you have to take some out. Clearly, Lukas had figured that the new strategies that DaPen had given him were worth the risks posed by Effect Monsters…
Gears sighed. The double-edged sword of deck construction.
“Lucky me…” he said.
He looked at Lukas, who was snoring like a baby. He reached into his pocket, and sure enough, a card was there.
Cloudian – Turbulence.
I’ll file this with the others, he thought, as he took the gemstone out his pocket. Right now, I’d best get back to Bootleg and make sure that none of the folks that he beat up need to be de-cursed…
My cousin had often told me about Gladiator Beasts. He had encountered them a lot on the pro circuit. They were tough… More than a match for his Lightsworns. Gears was incredibly lucky that his opponent wasn’t as good at using them as most pros.
The day wasn’t half-over, and DaPen wasn’t half done. He hadn’t really expected Lukas to make any headway. Lukas’s true purpose was to remind Gears that he was still there.
DaPen had another plan of that nature aimed at Shichiro, which would be going down very soon…
SPEED SPELL – SYNCHRO RETURN (Spell Card)
Normal Spell
Image: Junk Warrior glowing with soft light, with Speed World’s energy in the background.
Card Description: You can only activate this card when you have 5 or more Speed Counters. Special Summon one of your Synchro Monsters that has been removed from play. At the End Phase of the turn, remove the Special Summoned Monster from play.
SPEED SPELL – ZERO REBIRTH (Spell Card)
Normal Spell
Image: A young boy in a boxer’s outfit surrounded by a flaming aura, standing over an adult in a boxing outfit who has been knocked out.
Card Description: You can only activate this card when you have 3 or more Speed Counters. Special Summon 1 Monster from your Graveyard that was destroyed by a card effect this round in Attack Position. The ATK of the Special Summoned Monster becomes zero.
Note: “Speed Spell – Synchro Return” and “Speed Spell – Zero Rebirth” were first used by Yusei in the “Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s” episode “Second Round Showdown (Part 2)”. Creative credit goes to the writers of that episode.
ALLY OF JUSTICE COSMIC CLOSER (Monster Card)
Card Specs
Type: Machine/Effect
Attribute: Dark
Level: 8
ATK: 2,400
DEF: 1,200
Card Description: If your opponent controls 2 or more Monsters, 1 of them being a LIGHT Monster, you may Special Summon this card from your hand.
Note: “Ally of Justice Cosmic Closer” was released in Japan for the “Duel Terminal 3: Justice Strikes Back!!” set. It has not yet been released in the United States.
ALLY OF JUSTICE REVERSE BREAK (Monster Card)
Card Specs
Type: Machine/Effect
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
ATK: 1,200
DEF: 1,200
Card Description: If there is a face-up LIGHT Monster on the field, destroy this card. If this card attacks a facedown Defense Position Monster, destroy that Monster without flipping it face-up or applying damage calculation.
Note: “Ally of Justice Reverse Break” was released in Japan for the “Duel Terminal 4: Demon Roar God Revival!!” set. It has not yet been released in the United States.
SPEED SPELL – PLATINUM ECHOES (Spell Card)
Normal Spell
Image: Allies of Justice Garadholg and Catastor flying through the energy of Speed World.
Card Description: You may only activate this card when you have 5 or more Speed Counters. Select one “Ally of Justice” Monster you control. Special Summon an “Ally of Justice” Monster from your Graveyard that is a lower Level than the selected Monster. The effect of the Special Summoned Monster is negated.
GLADIATOR BEAST JULIUS (Monster Card)
Card Specs
Type: Winged Beast/Effect
Attribute: Dark
Level: 9
ATK: 3,300
DEF: 2,000
Card Description: Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner “Gladiator Beast” Monsters
If this card destroys an opponent’s Monster by battle, destroy all other Monsters your opponent controls with this card’s effect. If this card battles, by returning a “Gladiator-Beast” monster to the deck at the end of the Battle Phase, Special Summon 1 “Gladiator-Beast” monster from your deck except one with the same name as the Monster that was returned to your deck. This effect can only be used once per turn. If you use this effect to return this card to your Extra Deck, Special Summon 2 “Gladiator Beast” Monsters from your deck instead.
GLADIATOR BEAST THESEUS (Monster Card)
Card Specs
Type: Beast/Effect
Attribute: Earth
Level: 5
ATK: 2,300
DEF: 1,800
Card Description: This card cannot be Special Summoned except by the effect of “Gladiator Beast Secutor”. When this card is Special Summoned, it is unaffected by Trap cards. At the end of the Battle Phase, if this card attacked or was attacked, you can return it to the deck to Special Summon 1 “Gladiator Beast” Monster from your deck.
GLADIATOR BEAST AUCTORATI (Monster Card)
Card Specs
Type: Beast/Effect
Attribute: Earth
Level: 2
ATK: 950
DEF: 900
Card Description: If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of a “Gladiator Beast” Monster, draw 1 card from your deck. At the end of the Battle Phase, if this card attacked or was attacked, you can return it to the deck to Special Summon 1 “Gladiator Beast” Monster from your deck except “Gladiator-Beast Auctorati”.
GLADIATOR BEAST FLAMMA (Monster Card)
Card Specs
Type: Winged Beast/Tuner/Effect
Attribute: Wind
Level: 4
ATK: 1,500
DEF: 1,000
Card Description: If this card is used to Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster, Special Summon 1 “Gladiator-Beast” Monster from your deck.
SPEED SPELL – SUMMON AURA (Spell Card)
Continuous Spell
Image: Doom Shaman conjuring up a portal, through which a Diskblade Rider is emerging.
Card Description: Activate only while you control “Speed World” with 4 or more Speed Counters. If your Speed Counters fall below 4, destroy this card. Inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent each time you Special Summon a Monster.
SPEED SPELL – DEATH BATTLE (Spell Card)
Normal Spell
Image: Gladiator Beast Andal charging through the aura of Speed World.
Card Description: To activate this card, you must control “Speed World” with at least as many Speed Counters as the Level of the intended target for this card. Target one Monster you control in Attack Position. The targeted Monster cannot be destroyed by battle during this turn. If the targeted Monster attacks a Monster with greater ATK or DEF than the selected Monster’s ATK, inflict the Battle Damage to your opponent. At the end of the Battle Phase, destroy the targeted Monster.
The proceeding six cards were created by fanfic author SeekerD. Special thanks to him.
Coming up next:
Who was that creepy guy in that dark room? Well, you might have seen him before, actually. And next chapter, he goes to meet with Shichiro, as DaPen’s plans for today are not yet complete.
“Mind Crush” is coming up next.
Shadowchaser Files
Chicken Bone, the Hermit of the Bayou
There are many enigmas in the world of Shadow, and Chicken Bone, a strange old recluse who lives in the Louisiana bayou a few miles outside of New Orleans, is one of the biggest.
Some folks think that Chicken Bone is a practitioner of Voodoo, but this is not the case. Chicken Bone, who appears to be human, at least on the surface, is a member of a very rare and secretive Shadowkind religion called Voodan. It may or may not be related to Voodoo in some way; the few known practitioners will not confirm nor deny.
Those who have met Chicken Bone have his image forever etched in their heads. He seems like a wrinkled, old man, of clearly African origins. His hair is cropped close to his head, and he wears long robes colored in a mishmash of hues that some would call gaudy. He seems to be frail with age, and leans on a wooden staff, from which dangle dozens of bones. Despite his name, these bones come from many small animals, including frogs, squirrels, mice, fish, and rats, as well as chickens. He may or may not be typical of the Voodan – so few have been seen, it is impossible to say.
Visiting Chicken Bone’s wooden shack can give people quite a scare. Zombies prowl the outside perimeter, but they don’t harm anyone unless Chicken Bone is threatened. Some Shadowchasers who know about undead have recognized them as juju zombies, more powerful versions of standard zombies. Chicken Bone does not claim to have created them, nor does he claim to be their master.
Chicken Bone is sought out occasionally for the wisdom he possesses, but also for a darker purpose: he has the ability to bestow curses on humans or Shadows alike if he has a sample of the intended victim’s tissue. A hair sample is enough, and Chicken Bone will do so for a price. However, Chicken Bone has no use for simple money, and he does not reveal what the price is until he has done the job (he claims that the cost comes to him in the ritual he must cast) and always requires a tissue sample from his customer first, in case payment is not made.
Casting such a curse requires a ritual that takes several hours. (The more potent the curse, the longer it takes.) During the ritual, Chicken Bone enters a trance where he lights several candles, chants in an incomprehensible language, burns incense, and offers the life of one of more small animals (to what, he will not say). Once the ritual is done, the curse takes effect, and Chicken Bone reveals the payment to his customer.
The curse, regardless of potency, is very hard to remove. The only known way to do so is to visit Chicken Bone and convince him to reverse it. Fortunately, this seems easy to do. Chicken Bone seems to have little loyalty to past customers, and is willing to cancel one of his curses for discount costs.
One could simply try to force Chicken Bone to remove a curse, but this may be unwise, because in addition to the zombies that protect his home, several other spirits have been known to come to his aid. Anyone who challenges him to a duel must take incredible caution; it is rumored that he is able to create Shadow Games as well.
Story Ideas: Casting curses on your enemies is not a morally sound thing to do, so the Shadowchasers are unlikely to see Chicken Bone as any sort of ally. His being hired by an unscrupulous Shadow to harm them is more likely, but one must take into account just how powerful he can be. Just how far can his spells reach? Can they affect any victim on any location on the globe? If they can, he could be a force to be reckoned with. Keep in mind, an enemy would have to get close enough to one of the main characters to get part of her tissue. Getting a hair sample is never easy.
If a successful curse is cast, dealing with Chicken Bone might make up a key part of the story. Although Chicken Bone is not truly a practitioner of Voodoo, he is similar. It’s up to you whether you want his powers to be based on true Voodoo (in which case you can research the history of Haiti for more information) or whether you want to go with the image that is presented in popular culture. (Such as that presented in the James Bond film Live and Let Die.)
Deck Suggestions: Most likely, a Zombie Deck. In a duel, Chicken Bone may not use a Disk, dueling in a fashion similar to the way that Saiou dueled Manjoume in the second season of GX.