Vile: And here we are again, guys! The start of Numbershot 88!
Yuma: So who's the star this time?
Vile: That would be you. However, you're gonna end in a very tight spot, as seen in the description.
Astral: You have a habit of messing with us, don't you?
Vile: Well, messing with people is the shtick of the Numbers. At any rate, I don't own ZEXAL or any of its characters. I only own my own characters and cards, the latter of which are bolded (if someone else made the card, credit will be given). Hope you enjoy this, guys!
Numbershot 88: Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall
Chapter 1
*11:00 PM*
"That Tsukumo boy is getting rather powerful…" Mused a certain person within the depths of Heartland. The brown-almost-black hair and piercing eyes of the man were characteristic of him. "I should probably see how strong he is. It's another day on the job for me." He pulled out a strange card with a grayed-out background. "Shadowed card devoid of text, who shall get a Number next?" He chanted. The blank card's front suddenly glowed, and a figure began to form. The man's eyes widened when he saw the person. "Tsukumo? He would never fall for my trap. What could I possibly use against him?" Suddenly, a glow emitted from a case on his belt. The man opened it and pulled out a glowing card. Looking through the glow, a sick grin overtook his face. "Oh yes… Yes, this will do just fine! Hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah!" He held the card up in front of the card that showed Yuma's face. Another chuckle came from the man. "This is the price you pay when you interfere with the work of the Number Distributor, Tsukumo. It's a good thing I've read up on you…"
*The Next Day, 5:00 PM*
Yuma bolted through the streets on his way to meet the rest of his friends. "Crap, crap, craaaap! How the heck did I forget to meet up with the others today?"
"Poor planning on your part, perhaps?" Astral suggested, floating on his back yet somehow keeping up with him.
"Not helping, Astral!" Yuma yelled.
"Yuma!" Two voices called out. Yuma saw Kotori running towards him and Tetsuo on his skateboard.
"What was takin' ya, man? We had to go look for you!" Tetsuo told him.
"Sorry, guys! My bad!" Yuma told them as he kept running.
Astral smirked as he watched them. Suddenly, his eyes widened. "Yuma, stop!" He cried, making the Hunter trip and fall forward.
"Oh, what now, Astral?" He groaned as he picked himself up.
"Something bad's nearby. I can feel it." The spirit warned. Yuma, Kotori, and Tetsuo also tensed up when they felt something creepy.
"Yuma… what is that?" Kotori asked nervously.
"I don't know… huh?" Yuma suddenly looked over to his left and saw someone or something approaching them. Whatever he, she, or it was, it was dressed in a hooded gray cloak that covered its whole body, completely shadowing the face. The only body parts that could be seen were a pair of arms that came out of sleeves in the cloak. The left arm had a standard silver Duel Disk attached to it.
"Who the heck are you?" Tetsuo asked. The hooded figure said nothing.
"Hey! Answer him!" Kotori yelled. The figure only held up its right arm, the back of the palm facing them.
"What is that person doing…?" Astral wondered. All of a sudden, a red glow emanated from the hand. Etched into the back was a figure: "88".
"Numbers!" All three humans cried. The figure then pointed at Yuma with its left hand, then it pointed to the red Number.
"You want my Numbers, huh?" Yuma asked, prompting a nod from the enemy. "Well, I don't think so! You'll have to take them from me!" The figure gave no verbal response, but it did activate its Duel Disk. A red glow came from behind its hood, most likely its D-Gazer. "Duel Disk, Set! D-Gazer, Set!" Yuma readied his own equipment.
"AR VISION, LINK ESTABLISHED." Both players' D-Gazers flashed, as well as those of Kotori and Tetsuo. "ESTABLISHING LINK BETWEEN A AND B." The area morphed into the augmented reality.
"DUEL!" Yuma shouted.
Yuma LP:4000
? LP:4000
"I'm going first! Ore no turn! Draw!" Yuma said, drawing his card. "Gogogo Golem, Shoukan!" Yuma's signature Rock-Type crashed through the field with a "Gogogogo!" sound.
Gogogo Golem: Lv.4 EARTH Rock ATK:1800/DEF:1500
"I'll also place two cards facedown! Turn end." Yuma's facedowns appeared on the field.
The cloaked figure drew its card and placed it into its hand. Then, it took two cards and sent them to the Graveyard before Summoning forth a blue ogre-like monster that was wearing two masks on its face: one red, one yellow.
"What the heck is that?" Yuma asked. He quickly brought up his touch screen and checked the monster.
Doublogre: Lv.8 EARTH Fiend ATK:2600/DEF:2200
"Doublogre. Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set, but can be Special Summoned by sending 2 cards in your hand to the Graveyard." Astral recited the effect. "He may be the enemy, but you must admit, that was not a bad start." Yuma nodded. The figure pointed at Gogogo Golem, and Doublogre growled; an attack was issued. Doublogre's two masks combined into a mask-shaped screen of energy in front of its face, then a laser beam was fired from the screen, piercing Gogogo Golem and destroying it.
"Gogogo Golem!" Yuma cried.
Yuma LP:3200
The unknown figure placed two cards facedown before giving a "go on" gesture with its hand, telling Yuma to proceed with his turn. "Tch. Ore no turn! Draw!" Yuma drew his card. "This guy's silence is giving me the creeps. Let's get to work. I send Growing Pinecone from my hand to the Graveyard to Summon Fallen Cone from my hand!" Yuma ditched his card, and the tiny acorn-like monster took the field.
Fallen Cone: Lv.1 EARTH Plant ATK:200/DEF:400
"And since I sent Growing Pinecone to the Graveyard, I can Summon it from the Graveyard! Growing Pinecone, Tokushu Shoukan!" The yellow-and-orange-garbed, pinecone-headed monster hopped onto the field.
Growing Pinecone: Lv.1 EARTH Plant ATK:400/DEF:200
"Finally, Kuribolt, Shoukan!" The tiny black-and-red creature formed, electricity crackling around it.
Kuribolt: Lv.1 LIGHT Thunder ATK:300/DEF:200
"Three Level 1s? Is Yuma going for an Xyz Summon?" Tetsuo wondered.
"Magic Card, activate! Minimum Guts! By releasing two Level 1 monsters on my field, one of your monsters goes straight to 0 Attack Points!" Kuribolt and Fallen Cone hopped into the air and disintegrated into purple particles. The particles covered Doublogre, causing it to kneel down in weakness.
Doublogre ATK:0
"Now, Growing Pinecone, attack Doublogre! Pinecone Pinwheel!" The remaining monster jumped into the air, then darted toward the weakened fiend while spinning like a drill. It pierced right through the larger monster, destroying it.
? LP:3600
"And now the effect of Minimum Guts kicks in! Since your monster was destroyed by battle, you take damage equal to its Attack Points! That's 2600 big ones!" Lightning suddenly struck the robed figure. Still, no verbal response came from it.
? LP:1000
"Man, not even a yelp? What's with you?" Yuma asked. The figure only whipped its arm, showing that it had activated one of its facedowns. "What card is that?"
"Level Blast. That Trap Card inflicts damage to an opponent equal to 100 times the Level of a monster destroyed by battle." Astral explained. "Since Doublogre was Level 8, you receive 800 points of damage!" A sudden explosion knocked Yuma back a bit, but he kept his footing.
Yuma LP:2400
"It'll take more than that to beat me! Turn end!" Yuma declared.
The figure drew its card, but immediately activated it. Yuma checked the card and found it to be Soul Link. The effect of Soul Link allowed the figure to reveal a monster in its hand, choose a monster in its Graveyard with the same Level, then Special Summon them both. Of course, their effects would be negated, and they would be banished during the End Phase. Doublogre returned to the field, while the monster from the hand was a black, gray, and white monster with horns and wings. Yuma checked it and found it to be Sky Scourge Norleras.
Sky Scourge Norleras: Lv.8 DARK Fiend ATK:2400/DEF:1500
"Uh-oh." Yuma said. "It's got two Level 8 monsters on its field now. If I know a Number holder, an Xyz Summon is about to happen!" As if on cue, the figure thrust its arm upward, and the two fiends turned fully orange and purple before shooting into the air. "Here it comes!" As the galaxy portal opened, a voice echoed from nowhere.
"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh…"
Author-Made Cards
Doublogre
Level 8 EARTH Fiend
ATK:2600/DEF:2200
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by sending 2 cards in your hand to the Graveyard.
Soul Link (created by Comet Knight on YCM Wiki)
Normal Spell Card
Reveal 1 monster in your hand and target 1 monster in your Graveyard with the same Level; Special Summon both the target and the revealed monster. The effects of those monsters are negated and they cannot be used as Synchro Material Monsters.
Level Blast
Normal Trap Card
When a monster you control is destroyed by battle, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster's Level x 100.
Vile: The Number is about to be Xyz Summoned, and it's a Rank 8 this time. What could be coming?
Yuma: You're writing this, so you know!
Vile: *rolls eyes*
Tetsuo: I've got a bad feeling as to where this is going.
Vile: You're right to have that feeling, Tetsuo. If you guys liked this, leave some reviews to tell me! See ya next time, folks!
Computer Voice: Vile, logging out.