"And now beginning the last duel of the semi-finals!" shouted the announcer. "Contestant number 5: Lee versus Contestant number 16: Cheyenne!"
I was the latter of the announced names, and no, even though my name suggests it, I am not a girl. The winner of this duel will have to face Rallon in the final round. Rallon is considered to be a dueling genius, and defeating him will be no easy feat. For now, however, I need to defeat Lee.
We both walked up to the arena. His eyes were calm, as if he already knew he were going to win.
"Good Luck," he said calmly.
"You too," I said back.
We both took our positions. I had lost the coin toss beforehand so he would make the first move. We strapped on our duel disks and before either of us could think we both shouted "DUEL!"
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Duel rules:
4000 lifepoints
Start with 5 cards
6 card max hand size
Cards that inflict direct damage on the player (Hinotama) are forbidden.
*Quick note #1: Whenever a character says they set a card, they are referring to spells/traps. They will explicitly state "monster" if they are going to set one. This is to help avoid confusion.*
*Quick note #2: When a monster is summoned or shown, it's stats will be shown next to it like this: (1000/2000) The first number represents attack points while the second represents defense points. Other information such as Effect, Type or Attribute will be left out until needed, and then it will be explained thoroughly.*
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"I go first," he said, drawing his first card. "I set a monster facedown and I'll also set two cards facedown. Turn over.
"I draw. Hmmm. I summon Gagagigo (1850/1000) in attack mode. I use him to attack your facedown monster!" Gagagigo destroyed his face down Battle Warrior (700/1000). "I'll also set two cards face down. That's it for my turn."
"My turn. I summon Ape Fighter (1900/1200). I'll use him to attack your Gagagigo!"
"Not so fast, Lee. I activate my facedown trap, Memory of an Adversary. By taking damage equal to your monsters attack, I can not only stop the attack, but I can banish your monster and special summon it to my field at the end of your next turn."
"You're the one that needs to slow down. I activate Corkscrew Counter. When you activate a card/effect during the battle phase, I get to negate and destroy it, and deal 500 points of damage to you."
"What!?"
"And thanks to that, my attack still goes through." Ape Fighter destroys Gagagigo.
Lifepoints: Cheyenne:3450 vs Lee:4000
"It's not over yet." Lee said. "After my Ape Fighter destroys a monster by battle, it gains 300 attack points. However, if it fails to attack next turn, the boost will disappear."
This isn't looking good. With only one monster in my hand, I'll be wide open next turn. "I summon Rockstone Warrior (1800/1600) in attack mode. I set three cards facedown and I end my turn."
"Come on, Cheyenne, you're making this too easy for me. I summon Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei (2300/0) in attack mode. Next I'll activate the magic card Double Summon, which lets me normal summon another monster. I choose Protective Soul Ailin (0/0)."
0 attack points? Obviously that thing has some sort of ability. But at least Lei Lei switches to defense mode after it attacks. That way I can destroy it with almost any monster that I might draw next turn.
"I use Ailin's special ability to equip him onto Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei. Now, I can manually switch Lei Lei back to attack mode after it's forced to switch to defense mode."
...crap.
"Now, Ape Fighter, attack his Rockstone Warrior!"
"I tribute my Rockstone Warrior to activate my trap card Chaos Burst. This card lets me destroy your attacking monster and inflict 1000 points of damage to you."
"Too easy. I activate my trap Seven Tools of the Bandit. By paying 1000 lifepoints, I can negate your trap and destroy it. And thanks to your failure, you have no monsters on your side of the field while I get to replay my attack. Ape Fighter, finish what you started, except this time attack Cheyenne directly!
"Aaaaaaaghh!"
Lifepoints: Cheyenne:1250 vs Lee:3000
"At this moment, I activate my trap Flashbang!" I exclaimed.
"Another trap!?"
"After an opponent's monster has made a direct attack, I can use this to automatically end your turn. Sorry Lee, but it's not over yet."
"Humph. You're better than I expected, but that doesn't mean you can turn this around."
"We'll see about that. I bet this duel on my next card. Draw!..I activate Cup of Ace. I flip a coin and if the result is Heads, then I get to draw two cards. However, if the result is Tails, then-"
"Then I draw two cards and you lose your chance of winning." Lee interrupted.
I hated to admit it, but he was right. I have two of the pieces needed to win this duel, but I just need one more. The duel was on this toss. All I know is...Luck is for those who believe
The holographic coin sprung into the air. It seemed to stay up there forever and truthfully, I wanted it to. As it spun, I looked over at Lee and I could see his eagerness for the outcome. To him, the duel was already over. But to me, it had only just begun.
Heads!
