Spectators filled the fans as the time for dueling drew closer. "Welcome, everybody, to today's Duel Tower Dueling Match-Up!" The announcer said with so much energy: the crowd went crazy and cheered out their hearts out. The announcer gave the "rock on" hand gesture to the audience, and the audience cheered louder.
"We have a great match-up for you all today!" The announcer pointed to the left side of the open-air arena, "In the blue corner, we have Dane Suki from our home city, Starlight City itself." Dane walked toward the edge of the dueling circle. The crowd poured the stadium walls with screaming and cheering. "He has a winning streak in the Duel Tower records, which makes him our home-city hero!" A girl jumped out of the stands and ran towards the popular duelist but security stopped her right in her tracks and escorted her to the exit.
"And in the red corner… Darako?" The announcer took a second look at his note card and said, "Well, folks. It looks like we have a newcomer to the Duel Tower. Please give him a warm welcome!" The M.C. encouraged the crowd to cheer for the new comer. A quiet clapping came from the home-city duelist and everyone started clapping. The newcomer had dark purple hair and a black cloak. He had darker skin and piercing blue eyes. Sam flicked his hair as he came to the opposite end of the duel circle as Dane.
"Get ready to loose like all my other opponents have." Dane taunted his opponent with bad smack talk. Dane smirked. He threw up his D-Pad, catching it like he had done so many times before, and activated it. Darako simply slid it on his wrist and pressed the "on" button.
Dane smirked toward the audience to please them. "D-Gazer set!" Dane put his eyepiece on.
"Alright, D-Gazer, activate!" Darako's D-Gazer was dark purple and then it darkened into black. He grunted as the electronic woman's voice spoke.
"AR VISION: LINK ESTABLISHED." The duelists' D-Gazers, along with the spectators', mechanically glared to start the augmented reality.
"DUEL!"
Dane LP: 4000
Darako LP: 4000
"Lemme step in right here and go first since I'm obviously the crowd's favorite." The crowd cheered. He smirked at Sam and then kissed to the audience. The stands rumbled with the roaring of the spectators. "I draw!" He picked up a card and put it back in his hand. "First, I think I'll active the spell card, Mummification. This card allows me to pick two cards and banish them. Then next turn you'll be finished." Two cards popped out of his deck. He picked them up and placed them in the banished zone.
"I think Boxen Gardna will be good enough to stall you for this turn." A warrior in a brown cloaks appeared on the field. The warrior had blue-gray armor with small gaps of space in between the chunks of armor. On the gigantic shield it carried a symbol, representing a ripple in water, sat.
Boxen Gardna: Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1800/DEF 2200
"Thanks to its ability it goes straight to Defense Mode when he's summoned," Dane added. "I end my turn."
"Draw!" Darako smirked as he saw the card he drew from a distance. "I activate Vile Devastation! I Special Summon Xine Fleirsh from Devastation's effect." His shadow behind him crept across the ground and to the field. A pitch-black paw rose from the shaded ground. The figure clawed out of the ground and onto the field. It was a pitch-black panther with a golden harness with garnet gemstones, bedazzling it every four to five inches.
Xine Fleirsh: Beast-type/DARK/Level 4/ATK 1700/DEF 600
An explosion erupted out of Fleirsh's center garnet, at its chest, with multiple colors pouring out. It was bright with color, wiping out everything in its path including Boxen Gardna.
"You destroyed my Gardna?" Dane was extremely awestruck, as you could tell by his face.
"It sure looks that way." Sam couldn't hold back his laughter anymore. After he calmed down he continued with his dueling. "And since Fleirsh was Special Summoned, I can Normal Summon Xine Archive." An antenna poked out of the shadows revealing a giant, dark gray ant, covered in black armor. On the ant's back, a deep blue sapphire shined in the sunlight.
Xine Archive: Insect-type/DARK/Level 4/ATK 200/DEF 2000
"Due to Xine Florgh's effect, I can Special Summon it since I have two Xines in the field." Darako added to his collection of monsters. A fish flopped onto his field of black and gray monsters, waiting for Darako's command to viciously tear his opponent to the ground.
Xine Florgh: Fish-type/DARK/Level 4/ATK 1600/DEF 1300
"Sorry, guys you're not finishing this duel today." His monsters whimpered when the heard the news. "Now, I ovelay Fleirsh, Archive, and Florgh." A portal opened up as the monsters turned into purple balls of energy with streams of purple flowing behind them. The spheres followed each other into the spiral portal, black in color. "Arise, my loyal pet, Xine Wilted Dragon!" A black dragon aroused from its portal. The spikes that aligned on the monster's spine were clumps of dead grass with some of the having wilted flowers hanging along the beast's back. The wings of the dragon were decaying with gaping holes throughout them. The beast's claws were razor-sharp thorns that appeared to be able to cut through steel with a single swipe. Three streams of purple energy encircled the dragon.
Xine Wilted Dragon: Dragon-type/Xyz/DARK/Rank 4/ATK 3200/DEF 3200 – 3 OLU
"Do it now! Xine Wilted Dragon attack directly!" He ordered his monster. The dragon dived claw-first towards his opponent, ready to strike his heart with fear.
"Stop! I Special Summon the monster, Boxen Guardian, in Attack Mode," he said frantically, "which means your turn is over!" A monster with baby blue angel wings was sent out. His brown cloaks, covering its body, were part of half a toga. The angel lifted his hand, palm-first, to the gigantic dragon. The Boxen symbol appeared on its palm as a pulse of calmness was sent out, stopping the beast in its tracks.
Boxen Guardian: Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1800/DEF 2200
"I draw!" The brown-haired boy got serious. "I Special Summon my two banished monsters, Boxen Samurai and Boxen Crusader." Two mummified bodies rose up from the ground, wrapped in cloth. The unwrapped and soon appeared to be normal monsters: one, a black, ninja-like monster covered in blue armor with a brown under suit and the Boxen symbol on its helmet, and the other a brown swordsman with a long, dark blue sword that had a brown Boxen symbol on the handle.
Boxen Samurai: Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK ?/DEF ?
Boxen Crusader: Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 2000/DEF 1400
"It looks as if my samurai wants copy your dragon," Dane mocked his card. "To bad he can't. I have a bigger plan in mind." He smirked at his hand. "I summon Boxen Reaper and add in Boxen Gardna back to my hand." A brown cloaked "Grim Reaper" appeared on Dane's side of the field. It pointed its scythe at the ground and zapped it with a blue glow. A card floated back to Dane's hand.
Boxen Reaper: Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1900/DEF 300
"I now use the Spell card, Level Boost! All the monsters on my field gain one level up or down and I choose up!" The angel, samurai, swordsman, and reaper grew from their original size, getting bigger.
Boxen Guardian: Level 5
Boxen Samurai: Level 5
Boxen Crusader: Level 5
Boxen Reaper: Level 5
"Now I overlay my angel, samurai, swordsman, and reaper." He laughed maniacally. "I Xyz Summon Boxen Supreme Commander." The four warriors turned into orange spheres. They jetted into the sky leaving orange energy trails following it. A spiral portal opened in the midst of nothing; the balls of energy flew into the portal. A few seconds passed after, a giant warrior with pale blue skin emerged. The warrior wore brown armor that protected him well. He carried an AK-47 slung over his shoulder, ready for battle.
Boxen Supreme Commander: Warrior-type/Xyz/EARTH/Rank 5/ATK 3000/DEF 3000- 4 OLU
"Now I remove one Overlay Unit to increase its attack points by fifteen hundred!" He laughed maniacally as he did before. One of the energy balls went into the entrance of the gun.
Boxen Supreme Commander: ATK 4500 - 3 OLU
"Now Commander attack him measly dragon!" Dane ordered his monster relentlessly. The warrior released fire on the dragon.
"Not so fast, Dane." Darako stopped his opponent. "I activate Wilted Dragon's effect. I can stop your attack but take damage equal to half of its original attack points just for one single Overlay Unit." The dragon roared and filled the stadium. The majority of the ammunition was stopped but the bullets that weren't stopped went right to Darako's Life Points.
Darako LP: 2500
Xine Wilted Dragon: 2 OLU
"Alright then," Dane agreed. "End turn."
Boxen Supreme Commander: ATK 4500 3000
"I draw." Darako picked up a card. "I play the Equip Card, Xine Upgrade. This allows my monster to attack twice per turn and increase any "Xine" monster's attack points by however much damage I've taken so far in this duel, which would be fifteen hundred." The dragon on Sam's field darkened in color but returned in a better form. Its wings were restored, the patches of grass livened up, and a flower bloomed at the end of it tail.
Xine Wilted Dragon: ATK 3200 4700
"Now, my dragon pulverized his puny warrior." The dragon dove claw-first to the warrior and destroyed it on contact.
Dane LP: 4000 2300
"Attack him again… directly!" The dragon landed in front of its opponent and swiped at him, depleting the rest of his life points.
Dane LP: 0- LOSER
Sam LP: 2500
'Winner' was written on his picture up on the billboard. The dragon roared in victory. Darako just smiled at the sight of him winning; he wasn't vey suprised.
"That's it folks your champion has been defeated. The winner is Darako!" the announcer was surprised to by this shocking win. The crowd was silence in disbelief. Slowly, the crowd clapped which ended up in a full-out roar of cheering. Darako flicked his hair as he left the crowd in the stadium.
Author-Made Cards
Boxen Gardna
Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1800/DEF 2200
While this card is face-up on the field, its Attribute is also treated as WATER. This card cannot be destroyed by battle. When this card is Normal Summoned, it is switched to Attack Mode.
Xine Fleirsh
Beast-type/DARK/Level 4/ATK 1700/DEF 600
On the first turn this card is summoned, this can attack directly.
Xine Archive
Insect-type/DARK/Level 4/ATK 200/DEF 2000
This card can be raised to Level 4.
Xine Florgh
Fish-type/DARK/Level 4/ATK 1600/DEF 1300
When there are 2 or more "Xine" monsters on your field, this card can be special summoned from your hand.
Boxen Guardian
Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1800/DEF 2200
While this card is face-up on the field, its Attribute is also treated as WATER. This can be Special Summoned when your opponent declares a direct attack: Your opponent's turn ends automatically.
Boxen Samurai
Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK ?/DEF ?
While this card is face-up on the field, its Attribute is also treated as WATER. This monster's attack is the same as one monster your opponent controls.
Boxen Crusader
Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 2000/DEF 1400
While this card is face-up on the field, its Attribute is also treated as WATER. If a "Boxen" monster were to be destroyed, destroy this card instead.
Boxen Reaper
Warrior-type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1900/DEF 300
While this card is face-up on the field, its Attribute is also treated as WATER. When this card is Normal Summoned, target one monster in the Graveyard, add that target to your hand. When this card is in the Graveyard: Tribute one "Boxen" monster and Special Summon this card from the Graveyard.
Xine Wilted Dragon
Dragon-type/Xyz/DARK/Rank 4/ATK 3200/DEF 3200
3 Level 4 monsters
When this card is targeted for an attack: Detatch 1 Overlay Unit; stop the attack. If you stop the attack, you take damage equal to half of the original ATK points of the attacking monster.
Boxen Supreme Commander
Warrior-type/Xyz/EARTH/Rank 5/ATK 3000/DEF 3000
4 Level 5 monsters
Once per turn: Detatch 1 Overlay Unit; this card gains 1500 ATK until the End Phase.
Mumification
Normal Spell
Banish 2 monsters from your hand, deck, or Graveyard. Special Summon the banished monsters during your next Standby Phase.
Vile Devastation
Spell Card
Special Summon one "Xine" monster and destroy all other cards on the field.
Xine Upgrade
Equip Spell Card
Equip only to a "Xine" monster. This monster can attack up to twice per turn. The equipped monster gains the ATK of however much damage he/she has taken during the duel.
This was a fun story to write. I wanted to bring out a strong monster out on Darkro's first turn so I could simulate the feeling of a FTK. I spared Dane that turn to pull out the swarming of the Boxen monsters. I have created both the archetypes that appeared in this story. I feel that it could be better but I still like it. Reviews and any advice would be nice and helpful.