'I'll be taking the first move girl!' Harper shouted wildly, 'DRAW! HA! I'll be starting off with my Marauding Captain in Attack mode! Then, through its special ability, I can Special Summon Key Man the Key Warrior straight from my hand!'
Angel wasn't entirely impressed; she'd seen moves like this before. All Barian controlled duelists seemed to be under the impression that they were the strongest duelist in the world and could never be stopped. It was a shame that Angel would have to bring them back to Earth.
'I'll now activate Resonance Device!' Harper continued to boast, 'Know what this does? It allowed me to select two of my monsters with the same Type and Attribute; then on becomes the Level of the other! Marauding Captain then becomes Level 2 like Key Man! I then Overlay my two monsters for the Overlay Network! Come forth Gachi Gachi Gantetsu!'
[Gachi Gachi Gantetsu – 500 ATK – 1800 DEF – EARTH Attribute – Rock-Type – Rank 2]
Angel knew the effects of the new Xyz on the field: it could protect itself from destruction by using an Overlay Unit and it caused all monsters Harper controlled to gain 200 Attack and Defence Points for every Overlay Unit it had. It was a fairly common card; but Angel knew that it wasn't the card which had destroyed the Number of the previous duelist. She had a feeling, however, that it was coming and Harper's wild grin seemed to only confirm her suspicions.
'I now activate Rank-Up Magic – Barian's Force!' Harper roared, 'Behold as I rebuild the Overlay Network to Chaos Xyz Change! Show yourself: the might of the Barian power! Chaos Xyz: Gachi Gachi Gigantor!'
[Chaos Xyz: Gachi Gachi Gigantor – 2500 ATK – 800 DEF – EARTH Attribute – Rock-Type – Rank 3]
The giant rock of a monster was twice the size of the Xyz that had been Ranked-Up to summon it. Angel took a small step back as its three Chaos Overlay Units spiked themselves into place right in front of the giant. Its dark Barian power glowed all over it and Barian's Crest appeared on Harper's forehead as his eyes glowed purple.
'By using a Chaos Overlay Unit; I can Special Summon a Level 2 monster from my deck and make its Attack become 2000 until the end of your next turn!' Harper powered on, 'But it cannot attack this turn and its effect will be negated. So here comes Blade Rabbit with 2000 Attack points to crush you with! Your Number will belong to the Barian masters in no time! I now activate United We Stand and equip it to my Gachi Gachi Gigantor; so now for every monster I control: it gains 800 Attack points! Since I have two; its Attack now becomes 4100! With this facedown, I end my turn!'
Angel drew her card and looked at her options. After the two weeks of waiting for Zak; she'd decided to try and move on and fight the Numbers and Barians herself. Hence, she'd modified her deck to run faster and stronger. Instead of a myriad of random Fairy-Types, it now focused more on the Agents archetype of cards. However, Angel still retained her playstyle and favoured ace card: Athena. Angel smiled at her hand; it had come through for her right away.
'I discard two cards from my hand,' Angel called, 'To add two spell cards to my hand! The first is Hecatrice which brings me Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen and the second is Zeradias, Herald of Heaven which gives me The Sanctuary in the Sky! I'll now activate both! Firstly, my Hall of the Fallen allows me to Special Summon a Fairy-Type monster from my hand if I control no monsters and, secondly, my Sanctuary means I take no Battle Damage from battles involving a Fairy-Type monster! And now, using my Hall of the Fallen; I Special Summon Athena!'
[Athena – 2600 ATK – 800 DEF – LIGHT Attribute – Fairy-Type – Level 7]
Athena's silver hair flowed like a river as she ascended from a light portal in front of Angel. Angel's favourite card had appeared on the first turn.
'So you love fairies!' Harper interrupted, 'Whatever.'
'You bet I do,' Angel snapped back, 'Now watch as they take you apart! I banish The Agent of Creation – Venus from my hand to Special Summon Master Hyperion!'
[Master Hyperion – 2700 ATK – 2100 DEF – LIGHT Attribute – Fairy-Type – Level 8]
Master Hyperion was another of Angel's ace cards and he burst in creation with a puff of smoke next to Athena.
'Thanks to Athena's special ability; you take 600 points of damage every time a Fairy-Type monster is summoned,' Angel said shortly.
[Harper: 3400]
'And now I use the power of Master Hyperion!' Angel shouted, 'By Banishing a LIGHT Fairy from my graveyard: I can destroy a card on the field. Due to the Sanctuary in the Sky being on the field: I can use this effect twice! So now, by banishing Hecatrice and Zeradias, Herald of Heaven: I destroy your trap and Chaos Xyz!'
Harper was shock to see his facedown and ultimate Chaos Xyz bite the dust so easily and so quickly. Now only Blade Rabbit stood a as his defence. He glared dark daggers at the girl who had seamlessly removed both from his control. Angel stared back coldly.
'I Normal Summon The Agent of Force – Mars,' Angel said simply, 'Athena's effect then kicks in: 600 more damage to you.'
[Harper: 2800]
'My new Agent's Attack is equal to the difference in our Life Points if I have more and The Sanctuary in the Sky is active; which is 1200,' Angel concluded, 'But now Master Hyperion attacks your Blade Rabbit!'
[Harper: 2100]
'And Athena attacks you directly!' Athena said in a quieter voice, 'End this now my angel!'
[Harper: 0] [Winner: Angel]
Harper was blasted back by Angel's finishing blow. The Barian Crest on his forehead faded into nothing as the Rank-Up Magic – Barian's Force also disappeared into nonexistence. Angel knew she'd be seeing it again. Harper was dazed by the removal of his brainwashing and the end of the duel, so Angel quickly obtained the Number card he'd taken earlier. Number 55: Ancient Deep Sea Squid, it read. Angel didn't much care to read its effects or add it to her deck; she just felt happy that she'd duelled and done more to save Heartland. That had been the plan she and Zak had followed until his unfortunate disappearance after all. That now made for seven total Numbers she had. It seemed that the number hadn't been connected to the soul of the Barian duelist she'd just faced; and Angel guessed that it was due to the Rank-Up Magic – Barian's Force taking priority over it.
Angel sighed and deactivated her D-Pad and D-Gazer before leaving the previously controlled Barian duelist to wake up on his own. They always came too in less than a minute and would always have no memory of what had just taken place while they'd been controlled. Her deck had proven to be on top of its and Angel's game once more; it had now become a strong force for good and Angel was the best user for it. It was mid-afternoon and Angel wanted to duel again, so she began her stroll once again; searching for trouble. While she wasn't one for starting fights; she was good at ending them. Trouble for her, however, was close by and had been watching the duel she'd just had. Trouble was another Barian duelist who had friends.
And Trouble was about to team up with them and hunt down the Hunter: Angel.
