Our story begins in the small town of Thompson, a small town shrouded in a vast forest, where the trees grew taller than most of the buildings. It was also the place where a young man will soon find his fate unfolding before him.
He was walking down a sidewalk, he wore a denim jacket, jeans, and a bright red shirt, his hair was shaved to a flat top, and on his brow were a pair of tin rimmed glasses. He carried on his back a red backpack, and his glasses had turned into dark shades, blocking the afternoon's failing light from his brown eyes.
His name is Aaron, and he had a dilemma on his mind.
As he walked down the worn cement that made up the sidewalk, his mind was plagued with concerns, namely the one that kept on repeating it's self over and over in his mind, What am I doing?
He looked at his wrist and read his watch, 5:48.
So far so good, I'm not going to be late, but what the hell am I going to do when I get there? That note wasn't too forth coming with any details. He thought to himself, and started to remember when he had found it.
It happened to have been only 3 hours ago; Aaron had just escaped the depths of his school, when he finally came home to find a strange looking envelope.
"What's this?" He said, prying the letter from his door frame, the letter was made from a very smooth scarlet paper. It had no return address or postage, but on it was the name Aaron.
"I'll take a guess and say it's for me." He muttered to himself, and then flipped the letter over. On the back, there was a seal, branded with a strange symbol.
"Now where have I seen this before? Oh no! Not again!" He clutched his head, as it erupted with a splitting headache. He fell over, and cringed with pain.
For 10 seconds, remained in that state of intense pain, before the strain lifted and he pulled himself back up, and looked back at the seal, and remembered what happened.
He had seen that symbol before, the exact same one, two weeks ago!
"Damn! This is getting on my nerves, Every time I have De ja vu, those headaches get worse. What the hell is going on?" He growled as he smacked his fist against his door.
He looked again at his tightened fist, which held the scarlet letter, and gazed upon the seal. It was an unusual one, a strange looking claw of some sorts was in the center, above it was a blazing sun, below it was a crescent moon, and surrounding it were a pair of comets moving counter- clockwise.
"Wonder who it is?" He said, as he reached into his pocket and took out a pen. He cut open the top of the envelope and reached in for the letter. He unfolded it and read it aloud, "Dear Mr. Audette, It has come to our attention of your strange headaches. Obviously you must know by now they are unnatural. I wish you to come to see us, and I'll tell you all that you wish to know about it. If you accept, come to the old mill on Riverside drive at 6:00 sharp. Signed, a friend in deed? What the hell is this supposed to mean?" He demanded, though at apparently no one.
And here I am, walking straight in to the unknown, for what? A chance to learn about these mindgrains? Big deal, I've had to put up with them for as long as I can remember. He thought to himself, but they have been getting a lot worse, maybe this guy can help me out. What the hell am I doing? Trying to justify going to this place? I must be out of my mind.
And such thoughts continued to plague his mind, until he arrived. The old mill was once an old textile plant that ran off the French river that ran right under its brick and concrete foundation. Aaron marveled at the size of the old building. Sure he had lived in town all his life and the mill had been the main reason the town started up in the first place, but it was a huge place that took up well over a quarter a mile long and it was 6 stories tall. Many spinnerets and towers poked through the roof, overlooking the town and the green forest.
Aaron looked, but couldn't find any opening. The mill had shut down along time ago, and the place had been boarded up to prevent thievery of the antiquities.
"How am I supposed to find my answers when there's no way in?" He called out, but nothing but a still quiet replied.
"Well this is a fine waste of time. Sorry I even showed up." He growled as he turned to start his long walk back.
Zing!
Aaron spun around and raised his hand, and caught something between his fingers. He looked at it; it was an old nail that had been worn down to a tack! Sweat poured off his brow, he couldn't believe he just spun around and caught whatever it was.
"Nice reflexes." Said a voice.
Aaron looked around, and caught view of a person waiting in a tree nearby. He was another young man, but his hair was a shade of coal black. Same height, and roughly the same age, but he kept his gray-hazel stare on Aaron.
"Who are you?" Aaron asked.
"The names's Ari, but call me Jacob, I was told to meet the new member. I didn't expect him to be another seer." He said, as he climbed down from the tree.
"Seer? You lost me." Aaron said, keeping his eyes on his new acquaintance.
"You don't know? Man, are you in for a shock." He said surprised.
"What are you talking about?" Aaron demanded.
"Seers are what many people call fortune tellers or psychics. They have amazing foresight and excellent reflexes when in danger. You have that potential, but without a right conduit to use those abilities, trouble happens. You get the information a few weeks in advance, but you can't read it. And when you see it, those headaches kick in because then the now "old news" comes flooding in. Not many people have last as long as you, they normally breakdown from the stress." Jacob said, calm as ever.
"So what can I do about it? And what do you mean new member?" Aaron asked, trying to take in all that he could.
"You have been chosen to be a member of The Dark Dragon League; we'll help you out with the visions. But you must prove if you are worthy to be one of us."
"And how do I do that?" Aaron asked.
"Duel, I know you play the game, and you've got some skill. But I can be sure if you're worthy till I face you on the field." Jacob said.
"I'm game, where do we duel?" Aaron said, patting his deck box on his belt.
"Inside the mill, there are too many people roaming the town who'd be interested in seeing a duel of these sorts." He said, as he turned around and headed towards a large broken window.
"Duel of these sorts?" Aaron wondered as he followed the mystery kid inside the old ruin.
Once inside, they walked until they reached the huge area that had once been the factory floor. It had been cleared into a barren hall, put to shame most gymnasiums.
"We're going to duel in here?" Aaron asked, amazed at the size of the room.
"Yeah, but we'll be using these." Jacob said, handing Aaron a strange looking wrist band.
"What's this thing supposed to be?" Aaron asked, holding up close.
"Watch." Jacob said, putting one on his left wrist. All of a sudden, it grew huge! It had tripled in size, it looked like a shield, but on it was a likeness of a dragon, one with large red and blue scales, complete with a head on top of the shield and a tail on the bottom. In the center was a seal, the same kind as the one on the letter. The sides of the decal lead to the sides of the shield, which appeared to have wings.
Aaron put on his, and the process repeated itself, but no dragon like decal appeared on his. Just then, twin metal rails popped out of the sides, they rose over the shield, connected together, and then pulled over to the shield's right side. The new rail had five slots on top of its surface and five lining the rim. In the newly exposed left side (Aaron's right), a small row of rolling numbers lined up to 8000, and the seal had changed into a squiggly looking meter.
"You have got to be kidding me, these are Duel Disks?" Aaron asked, completely amazed.
"Nope, at least not the kind on the TV show, these are Duel Braces. They work like them, but are a little bit different." Jacob said, as the wings of his dragon decal merged together into his dueling field. The top half of the jaw unhinged itself and pulled itself up and back until it rested on a deck of cards.
Aaron quickly shuffled his deck and put it in the top of the Brace. But noticed Jacob was now a good 20 feet away. "I'll go first, and show you how these things work." He said, drawing 5 cards, then another.
"I set one card facedown. And I place a monster in Def mode and end my turn." Jacob said. And as he placed the cards on his Brace, two large cards appeared one horizontal and one vertical, before him.
"Whoa, my move," Aaron said, drawing a card, "I set one card, and now I summon my Little Winguard in atk mode!" He said, loading the cards on his field. One card appeared in front of him, and another appeared aswell, but vanished to reveal a small knight in light blue and purple robes, boots, and a cape. His face was hidden by a sash and Wing studded helmet, save for his bright yellow eyes. In his hands were a green shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, (1400/1800).
"I can't believe it! He's real!" Aaron spout, completely blown away.
"I know what you mean, when I first started, I was surprised too. But watch your Brace, there is more happening there then you realize." Jacob said, waiting for Aaron's move.
"Sure, but now back to the Duel, Little Winguard attack his facedown monster." He commanded.
The small warrior took off and dove for Jacob's monster. With a swing of his sword, the tiny guardian cleaved the card in half. A Giant blob, slimy and hairy appeared and splattered. But soon two more appeared along side. (1000/100)2.
"Giant Germs." Aaron muttered, as his lifepoints dropped to 7500, due to the poisonous effect of the Germs.
"Yep, and thanks to your attack, I now have two more to protect my life points." Jacob said, admiring his new creatures.
"Before I end my turn, I switch my monster into def mode, via his effect." Aaron set as he switched the position of his monster, and the knight in front of him crouched into a kneeling pose.
"Draw," Jacob said, taking his card, "I set another card facedown, and switch my germs into def mode. I end my turn." He said, as another card appeared alongside his other.
"Draw," Aaron drew. "I think it's time I sanitize the field, I summon Mataza the Zapper!" Aaron said, placing the card down. A Japanese warrior, clad in a green military armor, with a shining Katana appeared, (1300/800).
"Am I supposed to be afraid? With my germs in def mode, you won't be able to touch my life points." Jacob pointed out.
"True, but that's if you don't take in account my Zapper's effect, he can strike twice, leaving you wide open for a direct attack from my Winguard! Strike now Zapper!" Aaron called out as his samurai lunged for a germ.
"Like I said, I'm I supposed to be afraid? Activate Trap, Magic Cylinder!" Jacob said, as he flipped one of his facedown cards. A pair of large pink tubes appeared in front of Jacob. Mataza shot into one, and flew out the end of the other one, right at Aaron!
"OWW!" Aaron shouted as his monster collided with him, and his lp dropped from his own atk, (6200).
"Care to try again?" Jacob baited.
Aaron picked himself up; he knew he would be walking right into another of Jacob's tricks if he did. So he said, "I end my turn."
"Draw." Jacob drew his next card, and said, "It's time to see if you can take the heat, but first I play my Amazon Swordswoman in atk mode." He placed the card on the field, and in a bright flash, a tall woman with bright red hair, very skimpy clothes, and carried a large and very sharp sword, (1500/1600). "Now I play my Ookazi, say bye to another 800 lp." Jacob loaded another card into his brace, and appearing in front of him was a magic card with a flaming house. A blast of fire came out of the card and nailed Aaron's brace, and his lp dropped down to 5400.
"I end my turn."
"My turn then," Aaron said, drawing his next card. He placed it facedown in his duel brace. "I end my turn."
"I'm sorry Aaron, but if you can't do better, you'll lose more than just this duel. And here comes your true test, be hold a monster whose powers of destruction will seal your fate." Jacob said, holding up a card.
"What card could do all that?" Aaron asked, although it was clear Jacob had the advantage.
"Watch as I sacrifice your two monsters!" Jacob said, as his card began to shine!
Before Aaron's eyes, his two monsters vanished in a blaze of light, "To summon this!" he exclaimed, throwing the card at Aaron, and it landed on his brace.
Aaron all of a sudden was surrounded by streams of light. The light became a solid steel cage, which had him trapped.
"Hey what's the deal?" Aaron demanded.
"That cage is the least of your worries. Behold the power of my Lava Golem!" Jacob said, pointing behind Aaron.
Aaron could feel the warmth at his back, it was a suffocating heat! Aaron felt the cage lift off the ground, and there was blinding light reflecting in his glasses coming from behind. He turned around and his jaw dropped. It was as twenty feet tall and twelve feet in diameter, it was glowing like an inferno and just as hot, its body was a mixture of solid and liquid magma with twin appendages that looked like arms and a huge, gapping mouth, lined with razor sharp teeth. No eyes could be seen, but Aaron could feel its gaze upon him. Sprouting from its girth were metal hooks, one was what held Aaron's cage above the ground, and ones could be seen sprouting out of its shoulders. Aaron looked at his brace, and saw the monster's levels, and his eyes bulged.
"Why did you give me a monster with 3000 atk points!?" He demanded.
"Power isn't everything, watch and see. I set one card facedown, and now Amazon Swordswoman, attack the golem! Final Joust!" He commanded. His female monster readied her weapon.
Aaron was beginning to lose it, everything Jacob did was driving him mad, and now a weaker monster was now attacking a monster of double its strength!
The female warrior lunged forward with the blade out stretched and drove her blade straight into the monstrous mass. Aaron looked through the bars of his cage, down to the Amazon. As her body burned in the flames of the beast, her blade was absorbing the energy of the flames!
Aaron suddenly felt his brace warm up! "OUCH!" He shouted as he got burned.
"I hope you're trying to figure away out of there, or you'll continue to suffer the power of the golem the hard way." Jacob said, pointing to Aaron's duel brace. Aaron looked at it and couldn't believe it. His life points had dropped to 3900!
"What did your Amazon do?" He demanded.
"My Final Joust is my Amazon's special effect; any damage she would normally give to me is transferred right to my opponent. Nice eh?" He gloated.
"Urgh! I could have used that to stop her." He growled to himself, looking at his facedown card.
"If that's all, I'll end my turn." He said, with a bit of a smirk on his face.
Aaron was unsettled by his smile, and drew his card. Just then, it started to get warmer.
"Heads up." Jacob spouted.
"Wha? HHHHOOOOOOOTTTT!!!!" He screamed, as he was engulfed in a down poor of lava!
When the drenching was over, Aaron found himself unscathed, but his life points were now down to 2900. He looked up to see the Lava Golem's left hand hovering over the cage.
"What the hell happened?" He wondered.
"Maybe you should look closer at strange gifts presented to you." Jacob spoke up, "The Lava Golem is a punishing monster; it inflicts 1000 damage during your standby phase. So long as it remains on the field, it shall drain you down to the last life point."
Aaron looked at his new card, "Maybe but once I sacrifice it for this your life points will be the ones in danger!" He said, preparing to take the Lava Golem off the field.
"I think not, you've triggered my Trap, Mask of Restrict!" Jacob shouted, as his facedown card flipped. A large Purple mask, complete with eye holes and teeth appeared on the field. It gave an ominous look to the field, the symbol on its brow glowed with a dark light. The Lava Golem card glowed with a similar light. "Now as long as my Mask covers the field with its dark power, no monster can be sacrificed, so my Lava Golem shall continue to drain you."
Aaron was ticked, "I guess I'll just have to take a different approach, I summon My Gearfried the Iron Knight to the Field in Attack Mode!" He said slamming the card onto the Field.
In a flash of light, Aaron's card appeared along side the Lava Golem, and transformed into a monster. It stood 6 foot tall, was coated in pitch black armor, but it stood like a human. Its body was raw metal; the sections of the body were thin and cylindrical. Instead of hands, in there place, was a thick shield on its left and a huge Iron blade for its right. Its face was cold and emotionless; its red eyes were piercing and stern, (1800/1600).
"So what? Your Knight lacks any ability to harm me." Jacob stated.
"But It's a non tribute monster, and with 1800 atk points, I think he can take care of your germ no problem. And thanks for your golem, I think a 3000 atk will still hurt you more than me. Now my monsters Attack!" Aaron called out, as His Knight lunged forward, and his golem's mouth filled with fire.
"I thought you would've known better than that, Reveal Facedown card, GRAVITY BIND!" Jacob called out as his last card flipped up. A surge of energy flowed through the building, causing both of Aaron's monsters to freeze.
"Damn, He stopped my attack!" Aaron growled, "I end my turn."
"You now see what the true test is. You have entered the Lava Lock!"
He was walking down a sidewalk, he wore a denim jacket, jeans, and a bright red shirt, his hair was shaved to a flat top, and on his brow were a pair of tin rimmed glasses. He carried on his back a red backpack, and his glasses had turned into dark shades, blocking the afternoon's failing light from his brown eyes.
His name is Aaron, and he had a dilemma on his mind.
As he walked down the worn cement that made up the sidewalk, his mind was plagued with concerns, namely the one that kept on repeating it's self over and over in his mind, What am I doing?
He looked at his wrist and read his watch, 5:48.
So far so good, I'm not going to be late, but what the hell am I going to do when I get there? That note wasn't too forth coming with any details. He thought to himself, and started to remember when he had found it.
It happened to have been only 3 hours ago; Aaron had just escaped the depths of his school, when he finally came home to find a strange looking envelope.
"What's this?" He said, prying the letter from his door frame, the letter was made from a very smooth scarlet paper. It had no return address or postage, but on it was the name Aaron.
"I'll take a guess and say it's for me." He muttered to himself, and then flipped the letter over. On the back, there was a seal, branded with a strange symbol.
"Now where have I seen this before? Oh no! Not again!" He clutched his head, as it erupted with a splitting headache. He fell over, and cringed with pain.
For 10 seconds, remained in that state of intense pain, before the strain lifted and he pulled himself back up, and looked back at the seal, and remembered what happened.
He had seen that symbol before, the exact same one, two weeks ago!
"Damn! This is getting on my nerves, Every time I have De ja vu, those headaches get worse. What the hell is going on?" He growled as he smacked his fist against his door.
He looked again at his tightened fist, which held the scarlet letter, and gazed upon the seal. It was an unusual one, a strange looking claw of some sorts was in the center, above it was a blazing sun, below it was a crescent moon, and surrounding it were a pair of comets moving counter- clockwise.
"Wonder who it is?" He said, as he reached into his pocket and took out a pen. He cut open the top of the envelope and reached in for the letter. He unfolded it and read it aloud, "Dear Mr. Audette, It has come to our attention of your strange headaches. Obviously you must know by now they are unnatural. I wish you to come to see us, and I'll tell you all that you wish to know about it. If you accept, come to the old mill on Riverside drive at 6:00 sharp. Signed, a friend in deed? What the hell is this supposed to mean?" He demanded, though at apparently no one.
And here I am, walking straight in to the unknown, for what? A chance to learn about these mindgrains? Big deal, I've had to put up with them for as long as I can remember. He thought to himself, but they have been getting a lot worse, maybe this guy can help me out. What the hell am I doing? Trying to justify going to this place? I must be out of my mind.
And such thoughts continued to plague his mind, until he arrived. The old mill was once an old textile plant that ran off the French river that ran right under its brick and concrete foundation. Aaron marveled at the size of the old building. Sure he had lived in town all his life and the mill had been the main reason the town started up in the first place, but it was a huge place that took up well over a quarter a mile long and it was 6 stories tall. Many spinnerets and towers poked through the roof, overlooking the town and the green forest.
Aaron looked, but couldn't find any opening. The mill had shut down along time ago, and the place had been boarded up to prevent thievery of the antiquities.
"How am I supposed to find my answers when there's no way in?" He called out, but nothing but a still quiet replied.
"Well this is a fine waste of time. Sorry I even showed up." He growled as he turned to start his long walk back.
Zing!
Aaron spun around and raised his hand, and caught something between his fingers. He looked at it; it was an old nail that had been worn down to a tack! Sweat poured off his brow, he couldn't believe he just spun around and caught whatever it was.
"Nice reflexes." Said a voice.
Aaron looked around, and caught view of a person waiting in a tree nearby. He was another young man, but his hair was a shade of coal black. Same height, and roughly the same age, but he kept his gray-hazel stare on Aaron.
"Who are you?" Aaron asked.
"The names's Ari, but call me Jacob, I was told to meet the new member. I didn't expect him to be another seer." He said, as he climbed down from the tree.
"Seer? You lost me." Aaron said, keeping his eyes on his new acquaintance.
"You don't know? Man, are you in for a shock." He said surprised.
"What are you talking about?" Aaron demanded.
"Seers are what many people call fortune tellers or psychics. They have amazing foresight and excellent reflexes when in danger. You have that potential, but without a right conduit to use those abilities, trouble happens. You get the information a few weeks in advance, but you can't read it. And when you see it, those headaches kick in because then the now "old news" comes flooding in. Not many people have last as long as you, they normally breakdown from the stress." Jacob said, calm as ever.
"So what can I do about it? And what do you mean new member?" Aaron asked, trying to take in all that he could.
"You have been chosen to be a member of The Dark Dragon League; we'll help you out with the visions. But you must prove if you are worthy to be one of us."
"And how do I do that?" Aaron asked.
"Duel, I know you play the game, and you've got some skill. But I can be sure if you're worthy till I face you on the field." Jacob said.
"I'm game, where do we duel?" Aaron said, patting his deck box on his belt.
"Inside the mill, there are too many people roaming the town who'd be interested in seeing a duel of these sorts." He said, as he turned around and headed towards a large broken window.
"Duel of these sorts?" Aaron wondered as he followed the mystery kid inside the old ruin.
Once inside, they walked until they reached the huge area that had once been the factory floor. It had been cleared into a barren hall, put to shame most gymnasiums.
"We're going to duel in here?" Aaron asked, amazed at the size of the room.
"Yeah, but we'll be using these." Jacob said, handing Aaron a strange looking wrist band.
"What's this thing supposed to be?" Aaron asked, holding up close.
"Watch." Jacob said, putting one on his left wrist. All of a sudden, it grew huge! It had tripled in size, it looked like a shield, but on it was a likeness of a dragon, one with large red and blue scales, complete with a head on top of the shield and a tail on the bottom. In the center was a seal, the same kind as the one on the letter. The sides of the decal lead to the sides of the shield, which appeared to have wings.
Aaron put on his, and the process repeated itself, but no dragon like decal appeared on his. Just then, twin metal rails popped out of the sides, they rose over the shield, connected together, and then pulled over to the shield's right side. The new rail had five slots on top of its surface and five lining the rim. In the newly exposed left side (Aaron's right), a small row of rolling numbers lined up to 8000, and the seal had changed into a squiggly looking meter.
"You have got to be kidding me, these are Duel Disks?" Aaron asked, completely amazed.
"Nope, at least not the kind on the TV show, these are Duel Braces. They work like them, but are a little bit different." Jacob said, as the wings of his dragon decal merged together into his dueling field. The top half of the jaw unhinged itself and pulled itself up and back until it rested on a deck of cards.
Aaron quickly shuffled his deck and put it in the top of the Brace. But noticed Jacob was now a good 20 feet away. "I'll go first, and show you how these things work." He said, drawing 5 cards, then another.
"I set one card facedown. And I place a monster in Def mode and end my turn." Jacob said. And as he placed the cards on his Brace, two large cards appeared one horizontal and one vertical, before him.
"Whoa, my move," Aaron said, drawing a card, "I set one card, and now I summon my Little Winguard in atk mode!" He said, loading the cards on his field. One card appeared in front of him, and another appeared aswell, but vanished to reveal a small knight in light blue and purple robes, boots, and a cape. His face was hidden by a sash and Wing studded helmet, save for his bright yellow eyes. In his hands were a green shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, (1400/1800).
"I can't believe it! He's real!" Aaron spout, completely blown away.
"I know what you mean, when I first started, I was surprised too. But watch your Brace, there is more happening there then you realize." Jacob said, waiting for Aaron's move.
"Sure, but now back to the Duel, Little Winguard attack his facedown monster." He commanded.
The small warrior took off and dove for Jacob's monster. With a swing of his sword, the tiny guardian cleaved the card in half. A Giant blob, slimy and hairy appeared and splattered. But soon two more appeared along side. (1000/100)2.
"Giant Germs." Aaron muttered, as his lifepoints dropped to 7500, due to the poisonous effect of the Germs.
"Yep, and thanks to your attack, I now have two more to protect my life points." Jacob said, admiring his new creatures.
"Before I end my turn, I switch my monster into def mode, via his effect." Aaron set as he switched the position of his monster, and the knight in front of him crouched into a kneeling pose.
"Draw," Jacob said, taking his card, "I set another card facedown, and switch my germs into def mode. I end my turn." He said, as another card appeared alongside his other.
"Draw," Aaron drew. "I think it's time I sanitize the field, I summon Mataza the Zapper!" Aaron said, placing the card down. A Japanese warrior, clad in a green military armor, with a shining Katana appeared, (1300/800).
"Am I supposed to be afraid? With my germs in def mode, you won't be able to touch my life points." Jacob pointed out.
"True, but that's if you don't take in account my Zapper's effect, he can strike twice, leaving you wide open for a direct attack from my Winguard! Strike now Zapper!" Aaron called out as his samurai lunged for a germ.
"Like I said, I'm I supposed to be afraid? Activate Trap, Magic Cylinder!" Jacob said, as he flipped one of his facedown cards. A pair of large pink tubes appeared in front of Jacob. Mataza shot into one, and flew out the end of the other one, right at Aaron!
"OWW!" Aaron shouted as his monster collided with him, and his lp dropped from his own atk, (6200).
"Care to try again?" Jacob baited.
Aaron picked himself up; he knew he would be walking right into another of Jacob's tricks if he did. So he said, "I end my turn."
"Draw." Jacob drew his next card, and said, "It's time to see if you can take the heat, but first I play my Amazon Swordswoman in atk mode." He placed the card on the field, and in a bright flash, a tall woman with bright red hair, very skimpy clothes, and carried a large and very sharp sword, (1500/1600). "Now I play my Ookazi, say bye to another 800 lp." Jacob loaded another card into his brace, and appearing in front of him was a magic card with a flaming house. A blast of fire came out of the card and nailed Aaron's brace, and his lp dropped down to 5400.
"I end my turn."
"My turn then," Aaron said, drawing his next card. He placed it facedown in his duel brace. "I end my turn."
"I'm sorry Aaron, but if you can't do better, you'll lose more than just this duel. And here comes your true test, be hold a monster whose powers of destruction will seal your fate." Jacob said, holding up a card.
"What card could do all that?" Aaron asked, although it was clear Jacob had the advantage.
"Watch as I sacrifice your two monsters!" Jacob said, as his card began to shine!
Before Aaron's eyes, his two monsters vanished in a blaze of light, "To summon this!" he exclaimed, throwing the card at Aaron, and it landed on his brace.
Aaron all of a sudden was surrounded by streams of light. The light became a solid steel cage, which had him trapped.
"Hey what's the deal?" Aaron demanded.
"That cage is the least of your worries. Behold the power of my Lava Golem!" Jacob said, pointing behind Aaron.
Aaron could feel the warmth at his back, it was a suffocating heat! Aaron felt the cage lift off the ground, and there was blinding light reflecting in his glasses coming from behind. He turned around and his jaw dropped. It was as twenty feet tall and twelve feet in diameter, it was glowing like an inferno and just as hot, its body was a mixture of solid and liquid magma with twin appendages that looked like arms and a huge, gapping mouth, lined with razor sharp teeth. No eyes could be seen, but Aaron could feel its gaze upon him. Sprouting from its girth were metal hooks, one was what held Aaron's cage above the ground, and ones could be seen sprouting out of its shoulders. Aaron looked at his brace, and saw the monster's levels, and his eyes bulged.
"Why did you give me a monster with 3000 atk points!?" He demanded.
"Power isn't everything, watch and see. I set one card facedown, and now Amazon Swordswoman, attack the golem! Final Joust!" He commanded. His female monster readied her weapon.
Aaron was beginning to lose it, everything Jacob did was driving him mad, and now a weaker monster was now attacking a monster of double its strength!
The female warrior lunged forward with the blade out stretched and drove her blade straight into the monstrous mass. Aaron looked through the bars of his cage, down to the Amazon. As her body burned in the flames of the beast, her blade was absorbing the energy of the flames!
Aaron suddenly felt his brace warm up! "OUCH!" He shouted as he got burned.
"I hope you're trying to figure away out of there, or you'll continue to suffer the power of the golem the hard way." Jacob said, pointing to Aaron's duel brace. Aaron looked at it and couldn't believe it. His life points had dropped to 3900!
"What did your Amazon do?" He demanded.
"My Final Joust is my Amazon's special effect; any damage she would normally give to me is transferred right to my opponent. Nice eh?" He gloated.
"Urgh! I could have used that to stop her." He growled to himself, looking at his facedown card.
"If that's all, I'll end my turn." He said, with a bit of a smirk on his face.
Aaron was unsettled by his smile, and drew his card. Just then, it started to get warmer.
"Heads up." Jacob spouted.
"Wha? HHHHOOOOOOOTTTT!!!!" He screamed, as he was engulfed in a down poor of lava!
When the drenching was over, Aaron found himself unscathed, but his life points were now down to 2900. He looked up to see the Lava Golem's left hand hovering over the cage.
"What the hell happened?" He wondered.
"Maybe you should look closer at strange gifts presented to you." Jacob spoke up, "The Lava Golem is a punishing monster; it inflicts 1000 damage during your standby phase. So long as it remains on the field, it shall drain you down to the last life point."
Aaron looked at his new card, "Maybe but once I sacrifice it for this your life points will be the ones in danger!" He said, preparing to take the Lava Golem off the field.
"I think not, you've triggered my Trap, Mask of Restrict!" Jacob shouted, as his facedown card flipped. A large Purple mask, complete with eye holes and teeth appeared on the field. It gave an ominous look to the field, the symbol on its brow glowed with a dark light. The Lava Golem card glowed with a similar light. "Now as long as my Mask covers the field with its dark power, no monster can be sacrificed, so my Lava Golem shall continue to drain you."
Aaron was ticked, "I guess I'll just have to take a different approach, I summon My Gearfried the Iron Knight to the Field in Attack Mode!" He said slamming the card onto the Field.
In a flash of light, Aaron's card appeared along side the Lava Golem, and transformed into a monster. It stood 6 foot tall, was coated in pitch black armor, but it stood like a human. Its body was raw metal; the sections of the body were thin and cylindrical. Instead of hands, in there place, was a thick shield on its left and a huge Iron blade for its right. Its face was cold and emotionless; its red eyes were piercing and stern, (1800/1600).
"So what? Your Knight lacks any ability to harm me." Jacob stated.
"But It's a non tribute monster, and with 1800 atk points, I think he can take care of your germ no problem. And thanks for your golem, I think a 3000 atk will still hurt you more than me. Now my monsters Attack!" Aaron called out, as His Knight lunged forward, and his golem's mouth filled with fire.
"I thought you would've known better than that, Reveal Facedown card, GRAVITY BIND!" Jacob called out as his last card flipped up. A surge of energy flowed through the building, causing both of Aaron's monsters to freeze.
"Damn, He stopped my attack!" Aaron growled, "I end my turn."
"You now see what the true test is. You have entered the Lava Lock!"