Disclaimer/Author's Note:
Not too many reviews…oh well. If you read this and haven't reviewed yet, PLEASE go back and review chapter one. Anyways…thanks to Mystic Avenger for his Burning Phoenix deck. Sorry, but I kinda modified it a lot, because I can't work with Japanese cards-there are too many. I replaced a bunch of cards and used both the Gold and Dark phoenixes, and made them ritual monsters. I made up an Atlantis-like card for fire-types called Phoenix Roost. Just in case Atlantis doesn't give a field power bonus, though, I'm creating a card called Underwater Barracks. Both it and Phoenix Roost have the same effects, respective to water- or fire- type monsters. If you want a complete list of the changes, don't hesitate to email me. Nobody contributed a water deck, but that's okay. I based the water deck off of Mystic's deck, but PLEASE don't hesitate to contribute a deck, even if it's not your personal deck. Another thing, I made a fatal error in chapter one. Carolyn destroyed Aldrai's Gemini Elf, so he didn't have it to sacrifice for the Sword Hunter. I have fixed that problem.
Adriel's Deck
Harpie's Brother
Pot of Greed
Acid Trap Hole
Mystical Space Typhoon
Vorse Raider
D. Tribe
Tyrant Dragon
Mirror Force
Michizure
Change of Heart
Monster Reborn
Aldrai's Deck
Magician of Faith
Time Wizard
Horn of Light
Polymerization
Seven Tools of the Bandit
Witch of the Black Forest
Sword Hunter
Gemini Elf
Monster Reborn
Yu Gi Oh- Tournament of the Eclipse
Chapter 2-The Twin Duelists Fire and Water
A few minutes later, two juniors from Rockstone High ambled up to the dueling table and seated themselves down. Both of them were wearing black jeans, one with a chain attached to his left pocket, the other with an identical chain attached to his right pocket. The one on the left was wearing a red muscle shirt with a black flame drawn as the main design. The one on the right was wearing a blue muscle shirt with a black drop of water as the feature. Both had short, spiked blond hair, Fire with red highlights and Water with blue. Both of them had a single ear pierced. Fire's left ear was pierced with an earring with a single, blood red bead speared through the middle. Water's was predictably similar, except on the opposite side of his body with a deep blue bead.
"You Adriel and Aldrai?" The two younger boys nodded. "Well, we were listening to your duel pretty much the entire time, seeing as how it only took us ten minutes to fry our last opponents. Your dueling skills are pretty good, but we've got a serious advantage over you. Nobody here seems to realize the fact that teamwork is more important than the cards you have. It doesn't matter if you have Exodia if no one is there to make sure you're guaranteed to draw all five pieces in a quick fashion." Aldrai looked up. "Our decks might not be fine-tuned to accommodate each other's strengths and weaknesses, but they've always won us our games."
Fire sneered and started shuffling his deck. "It's almost time to start. Let's go." The group of four shuffled and cut each other's decks and waited for the signal for the duel to start. About three minutes later, the tournament coordinator announced the commencement of the matches. The coin was flipped and Adriel was the first to make his move. His six-card hand consisted of Vorse Raider, Shadow Spell, Rope of Life, Mystical Elf, Dragon's Rage, and Waboku. "I play one card in defense mode (Mystical Elf 800/2000) and lay three cards face down. (Mirror Force, Rope of Life, and Waboku) I end my turn." Fire drew his cards. "I lay two cards face down and play Crater Diver (1000/1200) in attack mode! Fire slapped down a card. "Your turn." Aldrai drew his cards. Axe of Despair, Kuriboh, Man-Eater Bug, Time Wizard, Waboku, and Multiply. "I play one monster in defense mode (Kuriboh 300/200) and lay one card face down. (Waboku)
Water drew six cards and smiled. "Fire, it looks like I'll be starting off." Fire nodded and Water made his move. "I play Underwater Barracks! Now I can summon level five monsters without a sacrifice, or level seven monsters with only one sacrifice. Plus, my monsters get the field power bonuses they would have gotten if Umi was in play. So, I summon Bottom Dweller in attack mode! (1650/1700) And to end my wonderful turn, I lay three cards face down. Adriel drew his first Tyrant Dragon. "I summon Vorse Raider (1900/1200) in attack mode and destroy the Bottom Dweller!" Water flipped a card. It was Negate Attack. "Hmm…well then, I guess it's Fire's turn…" Fire drew. "Excellent! I summon Manticore of Darkness (2300/1000) in attack mode by sacrificing Crater Diver, which activates its effect. I now summon Mr. Volcano (2100/1300) to the field as well! Now I'll have Mr. Volcano attack Aldrai's face down card! Aldrai discarded Kuriboh. Now my Manticore of Darkness will attack your life points directly!" Aldrai flipped Waboku. "I flipped Waboku, which means that you didn't deal me any damage."
"I know that," Fire spat. "Take your turn, punk." Aldrai drew The Fiend Megacyber. "Hey, I should be thanking you, because now that Fire has two monsters on the field and I have none, I can summon The Fiend Megacyber! (2200/1200) What's more, I'll equip it with the Axe of Despair! Now I'll attack-" Aldrai was cut off "Absolutely nothing," Water said as he flipped another card. "I have a Waboku card too, you know." Aldrai passed his turn. Water drew his card. "Hehehe…now you'll see why we won so fast! First, I summon Metal Fish in attack mode! (1600/1900) Then I play Lore of the Deep! I offer both my Metal Fish and my Bottom Dweller as tribute to summon the mighty Leviathan of the Depths! (3450/2750) Now I attack Vorse Raider!"
"Activate Shadow Spell!" Water began to curse. A judge came over and handed him a card with a plain red face. Where the monster's name would go, the word 'Warning' was written. The description read 'Three strikes and you're out.' Water glared at the man as he walked back to the judges' table. "You got lucky this time, but when I get out of your little trap, you're through." Adriel drew his card, Witch of the Black Forest. "I sacrifice my Mystical Elf and Vorse Raider to summon the Tyrant Dragon! (2900/2500) I attack Fire's Mr. Volcano, dealing him 800 points of damage! And due to the Tyrant Dragon's effect, I can destroy his Manticore of Darkness as well, causing him 600 more points of direct damage!" Fire discarded Mr. Volcano and Manticore of Darkness. He drew a card. "I just drew Polymerization! Now I can fuse the Darkfire Soldier #1 and Darkfire Soldier #2 in my hand and remove a fire-type monster from play to summon the Darkfire Knight! (2900/2000) Then I flip Rush Recklessly and attack the Tyrant Dragon!" Adriel flipped Waboku.
"It's Aldrai's turn, unless you want to do something." Fire was about to curse before Water flashed the warning card. Fire nodded in understanding and glared at Adriel. Aldrai drew Exchange. "I'll go to my battle phase and attack Leviathan of the Depths with The Fiend Megacyber to get it out of the way." The score stood at Adriel: 4000, Aldrai: 4000, Fire: 2600, Water: 4000, and it was Water's turn. He drew his card. "I play a monster in defense mode and end my turn." Adriel drew a card. It was Monster Reborn. 'I could play this now…but I'll wait and see what happens.' "I play a card face down and a monster in defense mode as well and attack the Darkfire Knight!" Fire chuckled. "You just kamikazed your Tyrant Dragon! Both our monsters have 2900 attack!"
"Wrong, fire. My Tyrant Dragon is still alive."
"You're crazy or something."
"Ask Water why I won't have to destroy my Tyrant Dragon." Both Fire and Water realized it at the same time. They both managed to sputter "The Underwater Barracks!" Adriel smiled confidently.
"That's right. So now you lose 200 life points and the last decent monster your team had on the field. It's only a matter of time now!" Fire scowled, but flipped a card. "I guess now is as good a time as any to activate my Jar of Greed." Fire drew, then drew a second card for his turn. "I play Pot of Greed and draw two new cards. And now I play…Swords of Revealing Light! Both you and your partner are trapped for three whole turns. Finally, I play a card in defense mode. It's your turn, Aldrai. Although I doubt you're going to draw a useful card." Aldrai drew, and Fire was right. Aldrai drew Magician of Faith, but that couldn't help. "I end my turn." Water drew. "I summon the Deepsea Warrior (1600/1800)! Now I attack Adriel's face down monster." Adriel discarded Witch of the Black Forest and drew Gemini Elf. He could tell the two were trying to stall. "Go on Adriel, take your turn. Adriel drew D. Tribe. "I lay two cards face down (Dragon's Rage and D. Tribe) Now I summon Gemini Elf in attack mode! Fire's turn." Fire drew a card and looked thrilled. "I play the field card Phoenix Roost! Now all my Fire monsters get 200 attack and defense points, plus I need one less sacrifice to summon monsters! Then, I summon another monster in defense mode and activate the ritual card Golden Rebirth! By sacrificing both my monsters, I can summon the mighty Gold Phoenix! (3450/3450) When my next turn comes around, I gain 500 life points, as well as every following turn. Plus, my monster gains 1800 more attack points because there are 3 other monsters on the field, giving my Gold Phoenix a grand total of 5450 attack points! Now I attack Tyrant Dragon!"
As Adriel lost a toppling 2550 life points, he flipped Rope of Life. "If I discard my hand to the graveyard, I can revive Tyrant Dragon, with an additional 800 attack! Since I have no hand, the choice is simple." Adriel revived Tyrant Dragon with its new attack power of 3700. "And if you're done, it's Aldrai's turn." Aldrai drew Spellbinding Circle. I lay one card face down and play a monster in defense mode. Then I end my turn." Water drew. "I play another monster in defense mode and end my turn." Adriel drew a card. I play Raigeki!" Fire and Water cleared their fields, hatred in their eyes. "Then I eliminate Fire!" Fire sat, shocked. "How could he eliminate me?" Fire didn't bother to clear his field-he just sat there, staring blankly ahead. Aldrai drew. "I lay a card face down and pass…" Water drew. "I play Monster Reborn on the Gold Phoenix! Its attack is 4850! Now I wipe Adriel out by destroying the Tyrant Dragon once and for all!"
"I defend with The Fiend Megacyber!" Aldrai discarded his monster and the Axe of Despair." Aldrai lost 1650 lp. Adriel drew. "I end the duel by attaching Dragon Claws to Tyrant Dragon, making its attack 4300! Now I attack Gold Phoenix!" Water laughed. "I still have 3950 life points!" Aldrai flipped his face down card from the last turn. "Wrong. Now that it's my turn, I flip ?Wildcard?. This card can act as any card in any player's field or graveyard. And I choose the Golden Phoenix. (4250/4250) Then I play Change of Heart on Tyrant Dragon. I attack you with both and end the duel!" Water was dumbstruck, much like Fire. "But how could we lose?" Aldrai and Adriel looked at them. "It's just a loss." Fire, regaining a little of his former spunk, responded by spitting "It's our first loss, can't you tell? Our first loss for five years. And to make things worse, we lost to a couple of second-rate brats like you." As Adriel pulled the flag out of the desk, Fire and Water scooped up their cards and left.
The clock displayed 15:03:47 "Hey Adriel, we won faster this time." Adriel nodded. "It helps that we can predict each other's moves before they're played. Like how I knew you would play Change of Heart on my Tyrant Dragon. That's why I didn't switch it to defense mode." Aldrai nodded as well. "Yeah, guess so…" Fifteen minutes later, the prize awarders were dispersed, going to each table and handing out prizes. Adriel won a prize pack plus three Red Eyes Black Dragons. In his pack were Dragon Treasure, Bottomless Trap Hole, and Black Skull Dragon. Adriel couldn't believe his luck-his cards seemed to complement each other perfectly! Meanwhile, Aldrai received a pack containing Black Luster Soldier, Black Luster Ritual, and a second Axe of Despair. His three rare cards were the three cards constituting the Gate Guardian-Sanga of Thunder, Suijin, and Kazejin. When the coordinator had made his congratulatory speech, Aldrai and Adriel checked out the boards. The next pair of duelists would be Brad and Alexis Rogers, duelists of the night…
*~End~*
Author's Note
Alright…reviews weren't that impressive. Anyway, I need two DARK-type decks. Send 'em in…they don't have to just be DARK-type, but themed as such. (I.e. a mask deck would be good, and decks like Ouija board-types and Gravekeeper decks.) One more note-I don't care if you don't use the deck in real life. The point is to see who can get creative enough to send me a character deck. Finally, I will be editing the decks. So expect to see some cards you didn't put in the deck. I give credit, and I don't flame decks. Send 'em in and see if you win…or something…
