Hey guys! This is episode 1 of a series that will hopefully go on for a long time! Enjoy! (More details in my next post)
Rating: T (for some cursing and possible violence)
Episode 1- Duel of the Deck Lords!
In Neo Domino City, dueling is a way of life. And among those that are the greatest of duelists, there are some that have become undisputed rulers of a certain type of monster, becoming "Deck Lord" of that kind of card. Becoming a Deck Lord is not easy, but Jinx Akunabi is prepared to take the test...---
Fans roared from all sides of the stadium as the day shone brightly. Thousands upon thousands had assembled at the recently built Kaibadome, in honor of the Duel Monsters 500th anniversary spectacular, hosted by Kaibacorp.
Entrances opened on opposite sides of the arena, two figures approaching each other from them. Upon their appearance, the crowd's cheering redoubled. These were two of the famed Deck Lords, who were about to face off.
One of them, a fiery-haired teenager with black leather jacket and pants, grinned menacingly as the MC blared, "Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Deck Lord of Pyro-types, the undisputed blazing brawler, Desmond Iguchi!!!" He waved smugly at the crowd.
His opponent, a beautiful, blue-haired calm girl with hair past her shoulders and a blue kimono, stood placid as she waved at the crowds, drawing enthusiastic cheers from boys and men for miles around. "And his challenger for today, the lovely Deck Lord of Aqua-types, the sorceress of the sea, Mina Heartbrook!!!"
The two approached each other for the pre-game handshake. "It's been too long, Mina. We haven't dueled since the last Deck Lord council...we should try to do this more often" Desmond said smoothly.
Mina gave him a thin smile and replied, "I would think a duelist of your supposed caliber would know that fire and water don't mix. That isn't going to change anytime soon." And with that, she turned and approached her side of the arena. Desmond scowled and stalked over to his as well.
"All right ladies and gentlemen, heeeeere we gooo!!!" the MC shouted. Mina and Desmond's disks lit up with technological energy, drawing their starting hands of 5.
Mina began the duel, drawing her card. "I'll begin by setting one monster in face-down DEF mode, then two cards face-down to end my turn." Desmond gave her a knowing grin. He knew that the Aqua-type monsters had effects that either bounced or destroyed cards.
Of course, that was one of the weaknesses of being a Deck Lord. You were lord of a specific kind of monster, and your deck could only have monsters of that type. That meant that your strategy could be read easier, but you became a Deck Lord by winning countless duels despite this handicap.
Desmond drew from his deck. "I summon Volcanic Slicer in ATK mode!" The flaming creature snarled 1800 ATK points. Desmond played with Pyro-type cards, which were cards that based around inflicting effect damage to the opponent.
"And now I activate my Heavy Storm spell card! This'll destroy your two face-down cards." But one of Mina's face-down cards turned out to be Judgement of Anubis!
Now it was her turn to have the smug grin. "This trap activates when a spell card you control targets my spell and trap cards for destruction. Not only does it negate it, but it destroys a monster you control and inflict its ATK as damage to you!"
Volcanic Slicer exploded and dealt 1800 to Desmond, bringing him to 5200. "Strange that you're the one getting dealt effect damage, hm Desmond?" Mina giggled.
"Shaddap, Mina! I'm just getting warmed up! Because next I play my Blaze Accelerator spell card! This lets me discard a Pyro-type with 500 or less ATK to destroy one of your monsters. I'll send my Volcanic Shell to nuke your face-down monster!"
Desmond's spell card launched Volcanic Shell like a missile, smashing into her face-down, which turned out to be Nightmare Penguin. "Good read, Desmond. Had he flipped face-up, things would have gone badly for you" Mina complimented.
"I'm not done sweetheart!" Desmond yelled, "Cause by paying 500 lifepoints, I'll fetch another Volcanic Shell from my deck and add it to my hand! But then I'll set a face-down card to end my turn." And with that, Desmond's turn was over.
Mina drew calmly from her deck. "Now I summon Abyss Soldier from my hand in ATK mode!" The aquatic warrior wielded 1800 ATK points. "And now, by discarding my Aqua Spirit to the graveyard, I can return your face-down card to your hand!" Desmond gasped as his face-down was blown away by Abyss Soldier.
"Now Abyss Soldier, attack him directly!" Abyss Soldier sent a shaft of liquid power smashing into Desmond's lifepoints, reducing him to 4400. Mina placed one hand on her hip and said, "Goodness me Desmond, I hope you're no going easy on me!" She ended her turn as Desmond scowled.
"Don't think you're getting a handicap anymore, Mina! I draw! Then I'll release my Blaze Accelerator to activate my Tri-Blaze Accelerator!" The three-barreled cannon came to life on his field. "And now I discard my Volcanic Counter to destroy your Abyss Soldier and hit you for 500 points of damage!"
Volcanic Counter was launched as a missile, slamming into Abyss Soldier and decreasing Mina's lifepoints to 7500. "But I'm not done yet! Next I'll play my Fire Recovery spell! I can discard my Volcanic Hammerer to the graveyard, then special summon him!" The brutish flaming monster snarled with 2400 ATK points.
"Then his special ability activates, nailing you for 200 damage for every Volcanic monster in my graveyard!" Hammerer blasted Mina with another 600 points of damage, bringing her down to 6900. "And now I'll re-set my face-down card to end my turn."
Mina seemed mildly surprised. "I draw. Then I play the spell card, Monster Reborn to regenerate Abyss Soldier onto my field once again. Then I'll release him to advance summon Mobius the Frost Monarch!" The polar-armored being wielded a mighty 2400 ATK, mirroring Volcanic Hammerer.
"But now I play my field spell, A Legendary Ocean! This will give Mobius a 200-ATK point boost!" The arena changed to that of underwater ruins, Mobius' strength boosting to 2600. "And then I'll equip your Hammerer with the equip spell, Nitro Unit!" Volcanic Hammerer struggled to support the enormous explosive now on his back.
"Then I equip Mobius with the equip spell card, Junk Attack! And finally, Mobius attacks your Hammerer!" Mobius materialized a spear of ice, then hurled it through Hammerer, destroying him and reducing Desmond's lifepoints to 4200.
But then the Nitro Unit equipped to Hammerer exploded violently, reducing Desmond further to 2800. "Oh, did I forget to explain Nitro Unit's effect? When the monster is destroyed, you take damage equal to its ATK. But you should really be worrying about the flotsam from Junk Attack, which will deal you half of Hammerer's ATK points!"
Desmond cried out as his lifepoints decreased to 1600. The crowd roared with anticipation at Mina's increasing lead. "I'll end my turn from there" she said smugly.
Desmond glared at her with fire in his eyes (not surprising, given his decktype...) "I'll show you, you prissy little showboating...I draw! And then I release my Tri-Blaze Accelerator to summon Volcanic Doomfire!" The crowds shifted their admiration as the colossal flaming beast roared 3000 ATK points.
"And that's not all! Now I play my face-down trap card, Volcanic Mine! This creates Bomb Tokens in all your empty monster card zones." Mina grew nervous as four Bomb Tokens appeared on her field in DEF mode. "Now, Volcanic Doomfire attacks your Mobius!"
Doomfire shot a truly massive fireball that incinerated Mobius and reduced Mina's lifepoints to 6500. "Let's not forget Doomfire's special ability! When he destroys a monster, you take 500 points of damage!" Mina cringed as the fires burned her further to 6000.
"And then comes his second effect! When he destroys a monster, all your other monsters are destroyed, plus you take 500 damage for each one!" Doomfire prepared to launch its assault at Mina's lifepoints, but she merely smirked as she revealed her face-down card.
"Behold, the quickplay-spell card, Spell of Pain! When I would receive effect damage, it's shifted to you instead! Bye bye, Desmond!" He screamed as the 2000 damage decreased his lifepoints to 0. The duel had ended with Mina's victory.
The crowd cheered as Mina gave a happy smile to her fans, turning to give Desmond a handshake on a job well-done. Despite his overwhelming hubris, he swallowed his pride and took her hand. "That was a nice game, Mina. Like I said, we should get together more often. Like say, my place tonight at-?"
Mina pursed his lips with her forefinger. "Don't get too cozy with me, Desmond. You're going to have to win a victory against me sometime before asking me that question", she said with a smile.
Meanwhile, at the top of the arena, where people normally weren't allowed, a small group of teenagers rose from their spot and prepared to leave.
One of them, a smaller, brown-haired boy with glasses was commenting loudly about the duel. "Did you see that? Volcanic Doomfire was so cool! Too bad he got beaten though..."
Another, a taller kid with worn jeans and a brown leather jacket, responded. "Too bad? I wish I coulda dueled Mina! Whoo, what a babe!"
The third kid, a spiky blue-haired kid commented, "Are girls really all you care about, Rick? That would explain why you lose even to the girls you duel..."
Rick shot him an angry look. "Shaddap, Vincent! My deck's got good days and bad days just as much as yours does! At least I'm not like Mitch over here ogling how cool a monster is!"
The last of them, a green, spiky-haired boy with a black jacket and jeans, broke up the fight. "Come on guys, stop fighting! Let's just agree that we saw a good duel and move on, okay? Besides, we need to get back to the Bunker if we're gonna try out our new decks!"
Rick strong-armed him with a grin. "I like the way you think, Jinx! You heard the man fellas, let's go!" And with that, they were off.