Chapter 2 - Free vs. The Shadow Enchantress
"The Shadow Enchantress…" Free said. He cringed as he stared at the card.
How dare she! I have the duel won, and then she pulls something like that. I can still win if I attack, and I know that, but she's trying to psych me out.
That card. I can't believe it. After all of this time… She's actually kept that card. I believe it's been five years.
"And I attack your life points directly!" Soni, the age of 10, said as she made her next move. "That's leaves you with only 100 life points left!"
Free stared at Soni's card: the Pyramid Turtle. He evaluated the cards that were on the table. While he had only 100 life points available, Soni had 200. They were just about even, and the next strike would win the duel.
Free reached for his deck, but stopped at Soni's voice.
"How about this," she started. "If I beat you, then I get your Shadow Enchantress."
"How do you know that I have a Shadow Enchantress?" Free asked. He had only shown the extremely rare card to his best friend, because he was scared someone might try to steal it.
"Ayol told me. You really can't tell him anything," Soni retorted. "With a card with an attack power of 2600 in my deck, I'm bound to start winning more duels."
Free frowned. "And if I win?"
"I'll give you my entire deck!"
"I don't know…"
"What? Are you scared? Don't think that you can beat a measly 200 life points out of me?"
Free smiled. "Easy. I can win with my next strike!"
"Then go for it!"
"I summon Luster Dragon!" Free said, smacking his card down with confidence. "And I attack your turtle!"
Soni smiled as she flipped over a face-down card that she had placed earlier in the duel. "Magic Cylinder. You lose."
"What?!" Free screamed. "You set me up!"
"Even if I did, a deal is a deal. Hand it over," Soni said, a wide grin on her face.
Free huffed as he pulled his favorite card out of his pocket. He pulled it from its sleeve and handed it to Soni. "Here…"
"Haha! I got it! I got the Shadow Enchatress! I'll be the top duelist in the school with this card!"
"Dude, you still awake?" Ayol said quietly as he stared at the frozen Free.
"You better be. Because I'm about to win this. An additional effect of Enchanters' Pendant is that I can raise her attack by 400 points for one turn. That makes her attack power 3000, which is just enough to destroy your Silver Destroyer Dragon!" Soni said, her eyes glued to Free as he struggled to maintain his cool.
Free looked through his hand, setting a monster face-down along with a trap card.
I've just got to stall enough to get through this. Hopefully my next card is what I need.
"My turn. I start by placing Magician's Valkyria in attack mode. And I attack your face-down with my Shadow Enchantress."
Free sighed as he tossed his Dragon Dwelling in the Cave to his graveyard pile.
"And I attack your life points with Valkyria. That brings you down to 300 life points. What are you going to do next turn? Is there anything you can do? Or should you just forfeit?"
Free licked his lips and rested his hand on his deck. "Let's find out…" He picked up his next card and smiled. "I place Yariza of the Six Samurai in defense mode. I end my turn."
"Whatever, this duel is over!" Soni declared. "I destroy your Yariza!"
"And I activate A Hero Emerges!"
"Again?!" Soni screeched.
Free nodded as he placed his cards out for Soni to choose.
Soni took in a deep breath as she placed her finger on a card. Free grinned, flipping the card over to reveal another Silver Destroyer Dragon.
"You've got to be kidding me!"
"I'm not. I summon my Silver Destroyer Dragon," Free declared. "And I take it that you're going to take my Yariza out, so I'll remove him from the field."
Soni nodded. "And I place one card down." She placed a face-down card under her Shadow Enchantress.
This is it. If I'm going to win this, I should attack now. It's make or break time!
"I attack with-" Free began. He glanced at Soni as she grabbed the card that she had laid face down.
"Hey, guys!" A loud voice screeched. Everyone turned as a boy burst into the room. He ran to the desk, smacking a paper down onto the desk. All of Soni's and Free's respective cards flew everywhere, clearly ending their duel.
"Watch it!" Soni snapped. "I was just about to win this!"
The boy stuck his tongue out at her. "Shut it, Soni. You're going to like what I have to say. There is going to be a tournament!"
Free collected his cards. He glanced at Soni, who was doing the same. She sighed, and turned her attention to the boy.
"What kind of tournament?" Ayol asked.
"A duelist tournament, of course! And it's a big one for our city," the boy said happily. "The top duelists in the tournament can receive entry into Duelist Kingdom!"
"Duelist Kingdom?!" Free questioned. "Like, where Pegasus is?"
"The one and only!" he responded. "But you have to be quick! Only 64 duelists can register!"
Free backed out of his chair. "I have to go!" He snatched the paper from the boy's hand before running out of the room.
"What about our duel?!" Soni screamed.
There was no response, and she huffed. "You've got to be kidding."
"Maybe you should enter the tournament too?" Ayol suggested. "Then you'll get a shot at him!"
Soni looked at the doorway, standing up and placing her deck in its case. "You're right…"
A/N And so their duel is concluded! Kind of! So, what did you think? Also, I'm extremely new at Yu-Gi-Oh fanfiction, so if you have any ideas on how to write duels efficiently, could you give me ideas?
