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Chapter 2: Five of Pentacles: Worry
Bastion rested in his dorm room, worried with himself. He had done it, he had defeated Aster Phoenix, something which even Jaden had failed to do. Yet why did he feel that nothing had changed? He was still being ignored, he still had no pride. There had to be a reason. Unable to find the reason, Bastion decided to sleep on it.
Sartorious waited in his room, reflecting on the events that took place that day. It was clear to him that Bastion was that very person who was represented by the moon, but how could he be persuaded into seeing the light? There had to be an answer. Sartorious decided to take the option of finding the answer in the cards. If they could sense the power in Bastion, then they should be able to see his weakness. He picked up a card.
"Ah, the Five of Pentacles," he said to himself, "This symbolises worry, meaning that Bastion has much on his mind and is looking for a solution to his problems. A solution like the light. I shall take matters like this into my own hands.
Later that night, Bastion got up, having been unable to get to sleep due to feeling uneasy so he got up, got dressed and decided to take a walk in order to help him relax. He set off, going in no particular direction until he found himself next to the lake outside the Obelisk girls' dorm. He sat down and stared into the lake, beginning to think. His thoughts, however, were quickly interrupted by none other than Sartorious.
"Well, well, if I am not very much mistaken, you are Bastion Misawa, the duellist who defeated Aster Phoenix."
Bastion got up, "Yeah, that's me. But nobody seems to notice."
"Well," Sartorious replied, "I did, and I also sense a great feeling of worry you are facing. I know the solution, it's all in the cards."
"I'm sorry," Bastion said, "But I don't believe in such things being in cards."
"I know you don't," a small smile appeared on his face, "yet."
"What do you…"
"The light will reveal all," Sartorious answered before Bastion could finish, "I am starting a Society of light, made from select students who have the right power. You are the first and greatest. All you need to do is see the light."
Bastion didn't reply, but Sartorious' smile remained.
"I see you are still not convinced, how about I show you the power of the light."
"And how will you do that?" Bastion asked, still sceptical.
"In a duel. Fate will always be on my side, and that will prove to be a great lesson."
"Fate isn't going to decide a duel, logic and skill will do that."
"Is that how Jaden Yuki wins all the time?"
Bastion stepped back. He had to admit, Jaden could seemingly pull off a win, despite having no logic or planning whatsoever. Bastion took that into consideration before coming to his decision.
"Very well, we shall soon find out," Bastion activated his duel disk as Sartorious.
"Indeed we will," Sartorious replied.
"DUEL!" ( B: 4000, S: 4000)
"I'll start," Sartorious drew a card, "And I'll play my spell card, Vision!"
"What does that do?" Bastion asked. He had to admit it, he'd never seen that card before.
"I thought you'd ask that," Sartorious replied with a smile, "I show you the top card in my deck and then you shuffle it back into my deck. When I play it, you lose 1000 life points."
"Sounds a little to luck based to be played in a good deck," Bastion responded.
"You say luck, I say fate," Sartorious said, flipping over the top card in his deck, a spell card called 'The choice of fate'. Bastion walked up to Sartorious, placed the card on top of the deck and shuffled it.
"Next," Sartorious continued, "I summon my Arcana Force 1, The Magician in attack mode."
A small magician, dressed in black and white, appeared on the field.
"Now let's see what destiny had to offer," Sartorious said, "You see, the card rotates and you have to call stop. If it stops right side up, the cards attack doubles if a spell card is play. If it stops upside down you gain 500 life points every time a spell is played."
"Another luck card…" Bastion muttered as the card began spinning, "Fine then, stop."
The card stopped upside down.
"I see fate is own your side at the moment," Sartorious commented, "I end my turn."
"It must be," Bastion agreed, "Because you're going to lose life points quickly with that as your defence. I draw! Excellent! I summon Hydrogeddon and attack your Magician, which allows me to summon another and I attack again!"
A dinosaur made entirely out of hydrogen atoms appeared on Bastion's side of the field and shot a blast at the Magician, instantly destroying it. Another joined it and shot another blast at Sartorious. (S: 1900)
"And I end my turn."
"Fate has helped you so far," Sartorious said, "But it can turn quickly…"
He drew a card.
"For my next move, Knight of Pentacles, defence mode, with another fate driven effect, this card also spins and stops. If right side up, it cannot be destroyed by battle. If upside down it is automatically destroyed when attacked."
"Didn't you learn from last time?" Bastion questioned as the card span, "…stop."
As a blue knight, armed with a spear and sword appeared, the card stopped spinning, this time right side up.
"There's my line of defence." Sartorious stated, "I end."
Bastion drew a card, but it wasn't what he hoped for. He needed a card to destroy Sartorious' knight. That would've won him the game. Oh well, he was still ahead so it made little difference.
"A monster in defence mode and a facedown will conclude my turn."
"Fate didn't seem as good for you that turn," Sartorious stated.
Bastion thought to himself, Oh great, he isn't going to stop. This running commentary is going to occur for the entire duel.
"I'll summon Arcana force 4, the Emperor, in attack mode."
A black, winged demon with long arms and legs appeared on the field. The card began to spin.
"Not another one! Why do you keep playing…" Bastion started.
"These cards will decide the fate of the duel and your fate as well. For this card, right side up means arcana monsters gain 500 attack points. Tails, they lose 500 attack points. Your call."
Bastion waited for 3 seconds before calling stop. Right side up. The monsters attack points rose to 1900.
"Arcana force 4, attack his Hydrogeddon."
The demon flew towards the left monster and it's right arm extended until it made contact with the Hydrogeddon, destroying it. (B: 3700)
"I activate Last Magnet, reducing your monsters attack to 1100!"
"Very well, I end."
"My turn," Bastion drew a card, but it couldn't destroy Sartorious' Knight.
"I summon Oxygeddon in attack mode and attack your Emperor with Hydrogeddon, summon another, and I end with a facedown."
A Pterodactyl made of Oxygen appeared to join Bastion's other monsters. The Hydrogeddon shot another blast of hydrogen, destroying the Emperor. (S: 1400)
Another Hydrogeddon joined the other monsters.
"Very well," Sartorious continued, "I'll play my Arcana Force 7, the chariot, in attack mode."
An odd looking, grey coloured creature with 6 arms appeared. The card started spinning. Bastion didn't wait for a response and called 'stop', causing the card to land upside down. Bastion waited for an explanation.
"That means you gain control of the monster if it is destroyed in battle. Attack his Hydrogeddon."
The creature shot a long, grey arm at Bastion's monster.
"Activate trap, Spirit Barrier, meaning I don't take damage!"
A yellow barrier separated the two sides, but Bastion's monster was still destroyed.
"Very well, I end."
"My turn, draw!" Bastion shouted as he drew a card. It may not be able to defeat that annoying knight, but it was able to do some damage.
"I play Death Ritual of Lithmus, sacrificing my Water Dragon from my hand to summon Doom Swordsman Lithmus, which, thanks to my trap has 3000 attack points. Attack his Chariot, which will soon join me!"
A tall, slim, gold armoured man armed with a sword in each hand appeared, glided towards the grey monster and slashed at it, destroying it instantly. The grey monster reappeared on Bastion's side of the field, giving him a full field of monsters. (1 Hydrogeddon, 1 Oxygeddon, I Lithmus, I Chariot and 1 facedown)
"I end my turn."
Bastion looked onto the field. There was no way he could lose. He was 3600 life points ahead, he had 5 monsters and a trap against one monster owned by Sartorious. It was nearly over.
"In that case, I can finish this with the power of destiny."
"I thought we gathered," Bastion added, "That destiny doesn't seem to be helping you."
"Oh, but it has," Sartorious answered, "I play The choice of fate, which fulfils the vision dealing you 1000 points of damage and make you pick a card in my hand. If it's a monster I can summon it."
Bastion's life points decreased to 2700 and he selected a card called 'Arcana Force 18, the moon'.
"But how…" Bastion started, now looking nervous.
"That's the power of destiny, Bastion," Sartorious answered, "This cards spins like the others, right side, I get a moon token during my standby phase. Upside down, during my end phase I must surrender control of one of my monsters to you. If you have 5 monsters, like you do now, I must destroy it."
A darkly coloured sphere with long white arms appeared on the field with the moon behind it. The card began spinning, Bastion waited and thought to himself Wait, that card only has 2800 attack points, the effect doesn't matter, if it doesn't destroy itself, I'll attack it and win. "…stop."
The card landed upside down. Bastion smiled, as did Sartorious. Bastion looked at Sartorious.
"Why are you smiling? You're about to lose your monster."
"Oh, but that's what I wanted to happen, I play the spell card 5 of Pentacles…"
"What does that do?" Bastion asked.
"Simple," Sartorious answered, "It let's me choose a monster with Arcana Force in it's name, I choose Arcana force 18 and then the spell card spins, right side up, it deals me damage equal to the monsters attack when it is destroyed. But if it's upside down, it'll deal you the damage instead."
Bastion stared at the card, it would decide the game. Bastion waited almost a minute, trying to time it just right "…stop."
The card landed upside down. Bastion stepped back, "Oh dear."
"Indeed Bastion," Sartorious said, smiling, "I end my turn and destroy the monster which will deal you 2800 points of damage."
The Arcana force 18 instantly exploded, knocking Bastion over (B: 0)
"You see Bastion," Sartorious said gently, offering Bastion a hand, which he took, "The light has powers which cannot be solved by science, which is what you've believed in for so long. The light recognises those who have put the effort in to better themselves. People like you. Together, we can create a better world, you'll have a position of power and all the respect you deserve. Will you join the society of light, if you say yes, we'll recruit more members and use the Obelisk Blue dorm as our headquarters, starting immediately. What do you say…"
Bastion thought to himself How can I defy, he has shown me the power of the light, I shall join this Society and finally gain my recognition.
"Yes, I will join, but… I don't know your name."
"My name's Sartorious," he answered thinking to himself. Excellent. He's joined by choice. He has a great mind which I'd rather not change to make him join. "we shall speak in the morning."
End of chapter.
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