"Everyone is in position as ordered. We'll strike on your command." Brushing back some of her long, black hair, Rena holds up a walkie-talkie.
"Hmm..." He muses as he scratches his cheek. "I think they need a few more moments to set up. Hold off for a bit..."
"MEMBERS OF THE CLAW HUNTER GANG!" a megaphone-enhanced voice boomed throughout the cement walls of the crumbling complex. "WE, THE PYROCLASMS, HAVE YOU COMPLETELY SURROUNDED. YOU HAVE ONE CHANCE TO..."
"NOW!" Satou's voice boomed, cutting off Enkidu's speech. The orange-haired leader of the Pyroclasm gang swore profusely as a rag-tag mob suddenly burst forth from every entrance of the building, charging him and his red-coated followers.
"ATTACK!" he roared. "DON'T LET THEM..."
"You look like the leader." Satou cut him off once again, mere inches from his face.
"Gah!" Enkidu stumbled back a step, taken by surprise. "Why you..."
"You ready?" Satou grinned, readying his duel disk.
"So you're the infamous Satou Inazuka..." Enkidu grinned back as he readied his own disk. "I hope you came prepared to lose"
"Same goes for you..."
All around them, their subordinates began their own duels. Explosions and shouting echoed all around them.
"DUEL!"
Satou: 4000 LP
Enkidu: 4000 LP
"I'll go first!" Enkidu announced, drawing a card from his deck. Looking over his hand, he smirked. "I'll summon Solar Flare Dragon in attack mode"
A fiery serpent materialized with a roar. (1500 atk)
"Then I'll set one card face-down and end my turn." Placing one card down, the Pyroclasm leader then announced; "Which activates my Dragon's special ability, dealing 500 points of damage to you"
Enkidu's monster suddenly spat a fireball directly at Satou, hitting him directly in the chest. He stumbled a bit from the blow, but maintained his footing.
Satou: 3500 LP
Enkidu: 4000 LP
"As expected of the leader of the great Fire gang..." Satou chuckled as he drew a card. "I think I'll start of by setting one monster face-down in defense mode, then two cards face-down. That's it"
"Ha! Is that the best you can do!?" the fiery gang leader laughed as he drew a card. "I thought you'd be more of a challenge than this! I'll offer my Solar Flare Dragon as tribute to play Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch"
The flaming snake suddenly faded away and was replaced by a burning suit of armor. (2400 atk)
"And due to my Monarch's special ability, you now discard one card randomly from your hand"
The blazing knight snapped it's fingers, shooting a small spark right at Satou's hand, striking one of the cards and igniting it. It was a Gazelle King of Mythical Beasts.
"You now take damage equal to the level of the discarded monster times 100!"
Satou: 3100 LP
Enkidu: 4000 LP
"Now, Thestalos, attack his face-down monster!" Enkidu commanded.
"Not if I can help it! Activate trap card; Phantom Fangs!" Satou revealed one of his face down cards. "By removing one Beast-type monster, namely Gazelle, from my graveyard, I can destroy one attacking monster"
"Tch... Not good enough! Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai!" Enkidu responded with his own trap card. "By destroying my own monster first, I can deal damage to you equal to its attack points"
Enkidu's monster was absorbed into a magical seal, which then spat out a huge fireball right at Satou, slamming into him at full force. He staggered from the blow, but quickly got back to his feet.
"Sir!" Rena cried out, just having finished off one of the Pyroclasm gang members, she started towards him, only to be cut off by another enemy. Satou gave her a confident smile, then turned back to his opponent.
"Heh, you are as good as the rumors say..."
Satou: 0700 LP
Enkidu: 4000 LP
"I've yet to see your strength." Enkidu grunted. "You better not be holding back..."
"Me? Never." Satou looked serious as he drew his next card. "I offer my Phantom Beast Cross Wing in order to summon my Rock Lizard"
A huge half-lizard, half-centaur beast covered in rocky scales appeared with a roar. (2000 atk)
"And due to my Cross Wing's effect, as long as its in the graveyard, my other Phantom Beasts get an additional 300 attack points!" Satou grinned confidently at Enkidu's empty field. "Looks like I get a direct attack! Phantom Tail Bash"
The Rock Lizard swung around, striking Enkidu full-on with its massive tail. He grunted, reeling from the blow.
Satou: 0700 LP
Enkidu: 1700 LP
"And that ends my turn." Satou smirked.
"Ahh¼ Now that's better..." Enkidu chuckled as he drew another card.
"I feel inclined to warn you" Satou chimed. "My Rock Lizard's special effect states that if it gets destroyed in any way, it deals 2000 damage to your life points"
"Heh, I'll just go for you directly then! I play Dark Room of Nightmares!" Enkidu revealed a spell card from his hand. "Whenever one of my effects would deal direct damage, it deals an additional 300! And now for the finisher"
Enkidu revealed another spell card from his hand; Premature Burial. "I pay 800 life points to revive my Solar Flare Dragon! This duel is over!"
Satou: 0700 LP
Enkidu: 0900 LP
"You're absolutely right!" Satou laughed, revealing his last face-down card. "Torrential Tribute"
"No way!" Enkidu gaped in disbelief as a tidal wave swept over the field, destroying both monsters.
"And since my Rock Lizard was destroyed, you now take 2000 points of damage"
Enkidu roared in pain as a searing red aura engulfed him, swallowing the last of his life points. "Damn¼ You're good¼" He chuckled as he collapsed.
Satou: 0700 LP
Enkidu: 0000 LP
The remaining Pyroclasms, stunned at the defeat of their leader, quickly dropped whatever duel they were in and began to retreat. Meanwhile, cheers erupted amongst Satou's Hunters. The Pyroclasms were the strongest gang in the area, and now that they were defeated, it meant the Claw Hunter clan was now the reigning power in the area.
Satou, fatigued from his duel, still managed to pump his right arm triumphantly into the air. "This is just the beginning!"