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Chapter 1 Chase in the Clouds
~Half an hour earlier~
The Sun just rose. Not good. They will see me from ten miles away. No, must hide.
A whole night of flying took its toll. Everything blurred before him, and there was tears in his eyes due to the night wind, which stung like bees. Of course, let alone that maintenance of his projection. No, can't sleep now.
Lowering himself, a young man whispered to the entity carrying him. "Romanesk, dive into the clouds. We should be over it soon."
The next instance, he crashed into the seemingly fluffy whiteness. Ack, water. Surprisingly, it was refreshing. Painfully refreshing—it felt as though he was slapped hard, and all his senses returned to their full alertness. That was the exact reason he was able to react to the flash.
Flash! The blinding light cast their shadow deep into the clouds below.
Without hesitation, he yelled "Dive!" and laid flat on the winged humanoid, who dipped sharply. Something above them tore open the clouds, raining ash from above. So fast! How did they?
"Ryu!" Some one behind called his name. Him? Oh boy, that's why.
Ryu closed his eyes, squeezing out the extra moisture from his eyes. "Dang," he murmured, "Of all of them, why is..."
"Ryu! I know you are down there. Come duel me like a man!"
"Yeah, I am still under 18, not much of a man am I?" Ryu mumbled to himself. The wings of Romanesk beat silently, pushing itself lower and lower in the ranks of the clouds. Patterns that trigger numerous magic swirl off in a trail behind it, providing extra acceleration and covering the scent of the dragon wizard. Hopefully that would be enough as Dragons are pretty sensitive to scent. "Hang on buddy, we'll be out of this crappy adventure soon." Though that would be until Shin (of all Dragon Folks) catches up. He added in his mind. Not a good sign that my best friend appeared. Somewhere above, a Dragon lover wants my life.
Flash! The clouds behind him turned from its dull grey into the hue of boiling gold.
"Crap!" Ryu shouted. "R—"
Romanesk twisted around and threw the young man off. A golden shield appear, and the as Ryu fall, he could see the cloud-blanketed sky turn red. Not by the morning sun, but by fire— Blazing flames that torched everything in its way.
"Hime!" Ryu screamed as the raging redness consumed his beauty. No that can't be! She can't be dead...she is my...!
Next second, he found himself in mid air, but not free falling anymore.
Hime actually blinked bellow him and caught him. But why, Hime, do you have to cradle me like a baby?
He took a quick scan at his Romanesk and was relieved that she didn't receive much damaged, other than a singed tail, but whatever, the dragon wizard has 3 of them. Well, she did lose a sword though. Wait, was that a sword or a wand?
The Dragon Wizard Hime opened her mouth and sang, quite a lovely voice she has. Ryu could almost enjoy it if not for the howling wind in his ears. Though, my Hime, what are you singing about? Oh right. Ryu noticed the clouds around them got thicker. Well, more cover is welcome, and the more the merrier.
The thick clouds actually worked. For a few tense minutes the couple cruised lower and lower, until the ground was vaguely visible under them.
Ryu shuffled to a more comfortable position, and patted the cheek of his Hime. "Romanesk, it is ok, I think we are safe—"
"Tsk, stupid Dragon Wizard. Thickening clouds? Solidifying moisture? Fine, be that way." Shin's voice came from directly above. His chaser didn't sound happy at all. "Arise, Deep Purple Dragon! Torch them all!"
Ah, Deep Purple Dragon. The great anti-blue armored dragon that enjoys turning water into steam. Oh wait. Clouds are made of water...
"Romanesk, eh, I think we should..." Ryu never got to finish.
When he woke up, he was staring down the visored face of Hime. There was something quite warm and fluffy blanketed on him. Fluffy? It has to be her wings.
"Hey Hime, I guess I was out cold. So wassup?" He asked. Hime didn't respond. In fact, for next ten seconds he observed, she did not even as much as twitch the corner of her mouth.
"Hime!" Ryu leaped off, pushing the wings away. Then he saw—she was burnt badly. Even the interior of her wings were charred, let alone the outside. The one who chased him down must have used Deep Purple Dragon's innert ability to detonate H2O molecules to blow them away. Indeed, they was thrown "Eh, Shin, you screw hole." He took a card off his necklace. It was a 6 cost Red/Light/Green creature with 5000 power and is a blocker from that little blue shield at the bottom of the card. It was named Romanesk, Dragon Wizard. As he took it out of the crystal casing, he felt a sense of loss as though a heavy weight have been lifted.
Ryu took out his deck and shuffled the card into it. As he did so, Hime slowly faded, breaking into slivers of ember. Trails of smokes that was produced spiraled towards the deck until it completely dissipated with the cease of the shuffling.
"Rest well." A breeze caught his light brown hair, allowing the individual strands to pat his cheeks gently.
"Yes, let me put you to rest too." Something landed behind him.
"Shin, you will pay for hurting Hime." Ryu clenched his fist. His golden red deck case creaked in protest.
"Oh yeah? How are you going to pay for leaving us? And go back, Deep Purple." Click. The clean chirp of a deck case getting opened.
"I am not leaving you. I am still your friends. Or was." Ryu said, letting a sigh go. He had just severed his last tie with his old friend, old subordinates. Farewell, Ryu of the Dragon Folks.
"Oh, your actions betrays your words, don't you know? Or you have no idea what 'leaves' means?" Shin moved closer, his boots crushing grass.
"But why you of all people? It should been the others? We were friends, and we played, trained, and grew up together ever since we were taken in. Why, of all them..." Ryu fought back the urge to cry. No, you have made the decision to leave.
"Ryu, that's simply because you betrayed the Dragons and, most importantly, me." Shin's voice was forgiving.
"I have never betrayed—"
Shin interrupted. "Ryu, are you to abandon us and all that we stand for?"
I have... "There was no abandoning. I just didn't..."
"Then you are traitor, a traitor to us all." Something else existed in that voice of Shin. It was...contempt.
Not betrayed anything! "I am not a traitor!" Ryu spun around, eyes red from furry. "I am only a mere Duelist!"
"Very well, prove it, Dragon Lord Ryu." Shin snickered. "Oh wait, make that former
Dragon Lord."
"Duel start!" Ryu ignored the taunt. The deck came into his hands. Warm and pulsing.
"Duel start, indeed, pal." Shin also retrieved his deck, laughing. Both their decks glowed the moment they touched air, and they seemed to shimmer. His visions sharpened. Ok, let's do this.
Ryu placed his deck in mid air, and the neat pile of card stayed. Opposite of him, Shin did the same. He swiped his hands over it, sending the top five cards into a line formation as though they were...
"Shields up." Then five more flew into his right hand. "Hands up." A new sensation flowed through, washing his senses. Tiredness was replaced by a clear mind, but yes, that was only the temporary effect. The great change was the stimulation to the mind. Tendril of air twist and turn like snakes as the two duelists' imagination began to take effect over reality. Amplifications of imagination only happens when two Duelists come together to determine the better of the two. So it is real. Shin was serious.
"Same actions." Shin placed his Shields and got his Hand. "So how do we determine who starts?"
So be it. "Cut deck!" Ryu halved his deck with a slash. "Sunburst NEX, 7 cost."
Shin copied his motion and said, "Ah, Axe Revolver Dragon, 9 cost. I guess I start. Charge mana." A card flew from his Hand into the area behind his Shields. Shin's eyes sparkled as his first Mana slid in. "Your turn."
Ryu pulled the top card of his deck into his Hand. It now consist of a Lupia Lapia, Cocco Lupia, Peace Lupia, Faerie Life, Bajula the 2nd, and a Valkyrie Lupia. "Talk about loved by firebirds." Ryu dropped Lupia Lapia into his Mana Zone. The newly add Mana brought him fresh energy. For any further Mana added, his mind will strengthen. Of course, that's what he will need when he summons his big creatures. Big powerful dragons. "Your turn."
"Indeed, still not losing it, are you? I will take my time, charge, and turn over."
Next card Ryu drew was Bolshack NEX. Great. This will come in handy. He placed his Bajula the 2nd into Mana, and dropped Faerie Life beside his deck, starting a new pile. "Faerie Life, I get a mana from top of deck." He said as a little girl, a snow faerie, tug the top card of his deck in great struggle to add it along side of Bajula the 2nd. "End turn. So how did you catch up? I thought my head start was good enough for me to go clear over the Walls."
"I just used a card that you left behind. Tap three mana, summon Totto Pipicchi. Now you know." Shin smirked, tickling at the goggle wearing firebird that just appeared. "Yeah, that's exactly why, isn't it, my lovely little speed attacker granter?"
Ryu watched in silence as the bird brushed its neck on Shin's legs. "So you can manage to project two creatures at the same time outside of a Duel?"
"Had I ever not been able to do that? The only thing that stopped them from noticing that how exceptional I was was because you were better."
"You are free to think as you like. I summon Cocco Lupia." 4 cards in Mana Zone, 3 cards in Hand. And now all his dragons in hand cost 2 less to summon because of this crowned red cute adorable bird.
"Chirp!" The Cocco Lupia hopped, flapping its wings at the Totto Pichi across from him.
"Turn 3 Cocco Lupia, the basics of all Dragon Lords, right? Though for your information, I actually also used, to go even faster, Mach Lupia. Come, cute bird." Shin brought another firebird, a crimson bird with a long orange tail. "Let's teach that man over there a lesson."
Like that would be as easy as you make it sound, Shin. He drew and placed a card into Mana. "Charge mana and summon Bolshack NEX, I will bring out Cocco Lupia from my deck. End turn."
"Oh really, Bolshack NEX? Showing off your Cocco Lupia collection? Anyhow, I think I have the same card. Oh well, doesn't matter, because I am not going to summon that, but rather this―Crimson Divine Dragon Balga Geyser, my lovely dragon. Now, since you are not attacking, I will do the honor I guess. Attack him." Balga Geyser bend his neck back, ready to strike. A red halo appear behind it and expanded until it was able to swallow the dragon itself. "And by ordering it to attack, I can put the top card of my deck into Grave." A gust appear from nowhere, sweeping the first card into empty spot beside the deck. The card flipped over and gleamed. "Oh look, it is Deep Purple Dragon. I will put that into the Battle Zone" A Dragon in the color of Royal Purple formed in the halo, and then broke out. "Now, Balga Geyser, break a shield"
One of the erected plate shattered, taking a fire ball that the Crimson Divine Dragon fired. Its pieces came into Ryu Hand as a new card.
"Turn end. But wait, Ryu, the fun haven't started. Because of Mach Lupia, I return Deep Purple Dragon to my hand. By effect of Deep Purple Dragon, I can reveal the top card of my deck and put into Battle Zone if it is a fire card. It is Cocco Lupia. 1 vs 2 I guess. Now my turn truly end."
Deep Purple Dragon. I hate you.
"I do not charge Mana, but simply summon Romanesk, my Hime, with a cost of 3. I add four cards from the top of my deck into Mana Zone." Hime opened her wings, her three tails wagging. She raised her wand, and four cards, from Ryu's deck, levitated until they landed in his Mana Zone. "I then cast Crest of Mother. I chose the civilization of Fire, and place Hime to Mana Zone. Then I put Bolbalzak Ex into Battle Zone as a replacement!" Hime drifted backwards, and A new dragon, a heavily armored dragon with a blazing sword and shield with great emerald wings came soaring into the field between the two Duelists. Bolbalzak Ex roared, a roar that invigorated Ryu from the depths of his heart. Now let's do this!
Taking a deep breath, he continued, "I untap all my mana with the effect of Bolbalzak Ex, and cast Geo Bronze Magic! The card that went into Mana Zone is an Eternal Meteor Kaiser, so I get to draw a card."
A talon appeared above his deck and snatched the top card into Ryu Mana zone. It shone with a red pulse which jolt the talon to remove another card from the top of the deck.
Ryu took a peek. A Samurai Armored Dragon winked back at him from the picture of the card. Shadow Sword 'Yagyuu' Dragon. "Perfect. I then summon Yagyuu, untapping the Dragons in my Mana Zone (Hime yelps with joy). Then I summon Bolmeteus Steel dragon!"
There was disbelieve in Shin's eyes when he stared at the newly appeared dragons. In the front stood a katana wield samurai with a fiery wing extended from its back, linking Bolshack NEX and all his other Dragons. One of them roared, most eager to take a shot at the Shields that erected opposite of it. Two gigantic metal cannons extended from its back, and its pale wings beat with excitement. I know, Steel, you will have your shot, but before then, "Bolshack NEX, attack! Kill Balga Geyser! Because I have a NEX dragon in my Battle Zone and a Totto Pichi, thank you, my Steel Dragon gets speed attacker and will destroy three shields."
Shin crossed his arms in front of him, taking the full fury of the Steel Dragon's blast. Three plates vaporized, and their slivers fell into the Graveyard.
"How dare you use my dear White Dragons...Ha, that's all? Not attacking with your Cocco Lupias? Not taking any chances? Don't you dare look at me with pity. Dragons are never for the control of the Zones...Fine, you will regret it!" Shin pointed at Ryu, his eyes changing from a dark hazel into a deep red. Very soon, his hair began to change color as well, turning blood red.
"I summon my Bolshack NEX for cost of 3, search my deck for a Cocco Lupia and place it into my Battle Zone. Then I summon Deep Purple. Go, Totto Pichi and Cocco Lupia, suicide against Steel! Now...Bolshack NEX, crush Steel Dragon with your Power Attacking ability!"
Ryu watched grimly as Steel Dragon gave off one last roar before it landed into his Graveyard. Shin, what a monster you became...to suicide your most trusted Firebirds like that.
"Then Deep Purple Dragon, destroy his NEX!"
Shin waved his arms in a maniacal joy, oblivious to an angry young man's stare as Ryu's Bolshack NEX burst into a ball of fire and fell from the sky. "I will end my turn now, and I will trigger Mach Lupia's effect to return Bolshack NEX to hand. That will trigger Deep Purple's effect. Ah, look, Balga Raiser, the Draconic Meteor! Well then, I will return Raiser due to Mach's effect, which then will allow me to reveal the top card. Ha, Valkerios Dragon! Very well, Valkerios to Hand, and reveal, voila! Bolshack Nex, which would...fetch me my 3rd Cocco (although one died), I will then return NEX. Activate Deep Purple's ability again, and then reveal, oh ho, look, Infinity Dragon. Say hi to Ryu, Mr. Blaze."
Infinity Dragon. One of the greatest Armored Dragons to scour the Earth. Ryu grimaced at Blaze, who returned a burning stare. "Now, I return Infinity Dragon, trigger Deep Purple's effect first, and yes, I have Dragon Flare Egg. Let's put that into Battle Zone. Then I put a card into Grave to trigger Infinity Dragon's ability. Hey it is a Balga Geyser. In that case, my Infinity Dragon will stay in the Battle Zone. Last but not least, I return Deep Purple Dragon and get Bolmeteus Steel Dragon by effect. Then use Infinity's ability twice, to save Deep Purple and Steel. Ach...Sound of Crying Soul and Faerie Life. Too bad, both to hand then." Shin shrugged. "So how was that? Better than you I presume."
Ryu frowned at he reflected about that rapid entrance and exit of Armored Dragons. Ok, that was impressive. "You went through that just to get Infinity Dragon?"
"Pretty much. You have Hime, I have Blaze. Both are trumps of our decks, no?"
Shin Shin, trumps are cards which brings us victory, not to sacrifice everything for it! He almost ripped the top card of his deck and looked at it. "I evolve Sunburst NEX ontop of Shadow Yagyuu and then attack with it, break those last two shields!"
The shields form, and Shin was beaming like a light bulb. Uh ho. "DNA spark, people! Tap all your creatures, and I get a new card as my shield."
A pillar of light fell in a form of a double helicase upon Ryu's creatures and pinned them them to the ground.
"Oh, the shields favored me I know. My turn." Shin brushed his hand through his bangs, allowing the strands of red to dance in the air.
Taking good long look at the subdued creatures, he nodded with great satisfaction, and began his turn. "At the beginning of my turn, my Dragon Flare Egg allows me to reveal top card, oh, nice, a Draconic Meteor. Dragon Flare Egg, you can die to hatch Meteor into the Battle Zone. Then, I summon NEX for a cost of 2, put in my last Cocco Lupia."
"Bolshack NEX and Cocco Lupia. How's that?" Shin asked. Yeah, it is the easiest-to-use combo for dragons ever. Seeing that Ryu rolled his eyeballs in fustration, Shin cleared his throat. "Uh hm. Watch this carefully. Now I cast Sound of Crying Soul which will make I name a race. The race would be Armored Dragon. So right now, I will place Deep Purple Dragon, Valkerios Dragon, and Bolmeteus Steel Dragon from within my deck to the top of my deck. Next, I will summon another Draconic Meteor for a cost of 2 then Gravity Zero summon Valkerios Dragon because I have more than 2 Dragons in my Battle Zone.
Crap. Ryu thought. That is quite a wave of dragons. Should've waited for my other Bolmeteus Steel Dragon to break his shields.
Shin laughed as two heavily armored dragons appear. "Now Meteor suicide with your Steel Dragon, which would allow me to put Deep Purple Dragon into Battle Zone. Next I activate Blaze's ability, and put Valkerios Dragon from top of my deck into Grave, so Meteor stays in Battle Zone."
"Continuing, 2nd Meteor attack Bolbalzak Ex, reveal Steel Dragon. Totto Pichi suicide with that Cocco Lupiato the right and Mach Lupia kills the other on the left."
Dragons' wailing only demonstrated how much pain they were in when Shin's ruthless orders send blast of fire repeatedly upon his own. There was even a pool of bloody and scattered innerd mixed with a plethora of feather where Totto became one with Cocco Lupia.
Shin wasn't done though. "Bolmeteus Steel...I mean White, it is now your turn. Destroy two shields. Oh, I will win, because I am aggressive and push everything to their limits. Now, Valkerios attack!"
Ryu's final shields shattered and descended into his Hand. This! Could I possibly...
"My turn, Shield Trigger! DNA spark!"
"Cheh...good luck." Shin said as his creatures in turn, were pressed onto the charred grasslands by the glorious light from above.
"Same to you." Ryu said. "If you didn't have a DNA spark last turn I would've won, no?"
"Whatever. Well, luckily I have Mach Lupia, which means I can return the Armored Dragons I placed into Battle Zone this turn to return to my Hand. I trigger..." Shin looked at his deck. It almost had no cards left. His huge combos brought him plenty of creatures, but it also decimated his deck. "Ah, forget it. Meteor, Deep Purple, Valkerios, White, and NEX to hand."
"Leaving Blaze?"
"Shut up."
"Telling me to shut up is not going to help you there." Ryu sung. The next draw will give him what he needed...It was Peace Lupia. Ah...Why do I want to rip it up? Ryu squinted. He then looked at his other card in his Hand. Lupia Lapia. Ah...Firebirds. If I only get a Eternal Meteor Kaiser or a Genji XX...
Ryu wipped a drop of sweat from his forehead. "I summon Peace Lupia and Lupia Lapia. Now. Since all your creatures are tapped, you know what will happen?"
"Shut up!" Came Shin's second 'shut up of the day'.
"Hahaha!"
"Shut the hell up!" Shin almost seem like he wanted to come over and tear Sunburst NEX into pieces.
"Well then, I attack Cocco Lupia with Sunburst NEX! Because it has a higher power, it will win, and when it wins, it untaps. So yes, next is Mach Lupia, then Cocco Lupia, then Infinity Dragon. Would you want to activate Blaze's ability? You know you can't save it."
"SHUT UP!"
"Oh well, I guess Sunburst will kill them all. Then break final shield placed there by DNA Spark." Ryu smiled. He can't lose. No Shields and no creatures on Shin's side. Sorry Shin, I just want to leave...
"Hell's scrapper!"
"What?"
"To be more specific, it is Super Flaming Hell's Scrapper. Now, let's crunch that Peace Lupia into dust?" A grinder, spewing flames, descended on the yellow firebird and pressed roasted it.
"Peace!" Ryu reached out. Too Late. Who knew that shield was a Scrapper?
"Vengence, ha!" Shin broke into lope-side grin. "It is my turn then? I summon Bolshack Nex, and put in my last Mach Lupia. Then I cast Crest of Mother...on second thought, nah. Bolshack NEX, you can todomeda..."
Ryu closed his eyes. Damn. Shield Triggers. Never depend on them, but never underestimate them either. Ok, there goes my dreams of freedom I guess. So, why am I not toasted yet? He opened them, just to see Shin's finger pointing at him. And it was shaking. And that meant...Shin was trembling?
"You are going to kill me are you?" Ryu squeaked.
"Shut up..." Shin's voice was trembling as well.
"Guess the owner of Hime is too cute to get blasted into pieces?"
"Ha? Hime makes you cute? What does my Blaze make me? Utterly a better duelist than you are?"
"In your dreams, Shin." Ryu couldn't resist talking back. It could be the last things he can say ever.
"And in my dreams I have been waiting for this too long."Shin seemed to enjoy his victory equally as much. "Ever since my childhood, my brother in dragons."
Ryu took a look around, tried to squint at the Sun, took a deep breath, knowing that he will not get any more chances to do so very soon. "I can kinda understand that feeling. Hey...is that a person by the Walls?"
"Don't disturb my submergence in my victory."
"Wait, Shin, there is someone here, and if you have Bolshack NEX fire a shot at me, it will also hit him!" Ryu shouted. Wait, even if I die, I would die alone! I am not going to drag another into this... "Please don't―"
"Do it, Shin." There was another voice. Rich, magnetic. Only one person Ryu knew who had that sexy of a voice. "You earned it."
"I..." Shin actually seemed puzzled. "But can't we just spare him? Just drag him back...life can be as usua―"
"Weakness in the mind. We will have to fix that." The voice came again, now much closer. From the clouds that Ryu and Shin burst forth from, came a cloud of black smoke, which stank could be smelt already. And then they heard clangs of chains. Heavy metal chains. A huge beast ripped a hole in the atmosphere just by merely existing, and with much brute strokes of wings, hover about them.
"Front, Full Frontal!" Ryu gasped. Front was the name of their leader. The strongest of the Dragon Lords. And he...was a merciless man. Now he stood atop Uberdragon Bajula, named Beowolf for its brute power, and a smile appear under that white mask of his.
"That's me." Front chuckled. It sounded like thunder. Or old man's cough. "Miss me yet, Ryu?"
Ryu ignored him. "Shin, don't you dare todomeda me now!"
"Oh no, he wouldn't." Ryu and Shin sighed in relief. Front is actually a compassionate man isn't he? "I will. My dear Bajula, Beowulf, will personally do the favor."
Ah, I knew it. Front was never nice. That moment, Ryu made a decision. It would harm him as a Duelist greatly and would reduce his capabilities to project by...a lot. Still, he reached into his projected Mana Zone and grabbed hold of two cards. It felt as though he grabbed hold of his own mind, and when he pulled the two out, splitting pain struck him.
Peace Lupia and Romanesk. The two creatures he now held. In one blink of the eye, he summoned both, just as Bajula opened his mouth wide. "Peace, save Shin." The little yellow firebird darted at the paralyzed Shin. And to Ryu's dismay, Peace Lupia refused to hold its shield up. Guess Shin casting Scrapper on it harmed it mentally. Can't care so much now. Sorry Shin, I will make it up...
"Hime! Blink!" The dragon wizard wrapped her arms around the Duelist teleported away, just as Beowolf spewed. Him brought them right in front of the wall. She opened her wings, and flew upwards.
"Blink? Not going to help." Front's voice can travel amazingly far. And then the world detonated. They were already over the wall, and Hime made a grab for the boy, but the impact of the explode washed over them. He could only watch the white hair boy get lift off his feet.
"Grab my hand!" Ryu yelled, reaching out from the hold of Hime.
"Kinda late, friend." The masked man said, his words almost like a dagger to Ryu's heart. The shadow the great winged beast now covered them from the Sun in the East. What? How can Bajula fly so fast? "Beowulf, eliminate them."
Ryu watched as the boy somersault in the air, watched as the boy's face twist with fright, and then watched as the beam of light descend from the mouth of the chained dragon.
"Shield!" That was the last thing Ryu can say before all was engulfed by the mighty strike.
To be Continued
Appendix:
Duel 1, of Ryu and Shin.
T-3
34"summon Totto Pichi
44"summon cocco lupia
T-4
43"summon mach lupia
53"summon bolshack nex and put cocco lupia into bz"
T-5
52"cast Faerie Life, summon balga geyser, attack, get deep purple, return deep purple, cocco into bz
5-94"not charge mana, summon my hime for 3 cost, then cast crest of mother put bobo X into bz, then cast geo bronze magic, draw a card, summon yagyuu, steel dragon, nex kill geyser, steel destroy 2 shields
T-6
73"bolshack nex for 3, cocco, and deep purple for 3, return bolshack, get raiser, return meteor get valkerios, return valkerios, put in bolshack nex, another cocco, return nex, put in infinity, return infinity, put in flare, and infinity stays with geyser to grave, and return purple get steel dragon, call into grave, purple to hand, Steel to hand, faerie life, steel to hand.
90"Evol Sunburst NEX, steel destroy two shields, nex attack, hit dna spark"
T-7
85"Flare into meteor, summon nex for 2, 3 cocco in bz, cast calling of soul, meteor for 2, meteor attack steel, reveals deep purple, valkyrios to grave, stays, meteor attacks X, gets steel, infinity kill yagyuu, totto suicide with cocco, mach kill cocco, one steel destroy 2 shields, cocco attacks, hits dna spark, meteor, deep, steel, infinity, nex to hand"
92"summon peace lupia and lupia lapia, sunburst nex kill all, break shield"
T-8
95"6 cost nex put in mach, todomeda
Combo of the Day:
Deep Purple Dragon X Mach Lupia: Mach Lupia carries the effect that returns all the dragons summoned/put into Battle Zone that turn to hand, which would mean if Deep Purple Dragon was put into Battle Zone, it will be returned, and thus placing the top card, if it is a fire creature, into Battle Zone.
Crest of Mother X Bolbalzak Ex: After summoning or casting spells, if you have 3 Mana leaft and a fire/nature creature in Battle Zone, you can cast Crest of Mother and place Bolbalzak Ex from Mana into Battle Zone. This would untap all the cards in the Mana Zone, which meant more actions can be taken if there still cards left in your Hand.
Note:
A mistake was made during the writing of the duel between Ryu and Shin, which is that Armored Dragons Deep Purple Dragon put in at the end of the turn does not get triggered Mach Lupia's return to hand ability, which would in turn stay in bz. This is due to the effect of Mach Lupia triggers at the 'End of the Turn', which would be before the placement of revealed cards into bz by Deep Purple Dragon activated by Mach Lupia.