Chapter 4: Warring Numbers!
"Yehahahahahaha! I activate the effect of Crazy Box!" Wirano screeched. "By detaching one Overlay Unit, I can roll a dice, then activate an effect depending on the roll!"
Crazy Box absorbed an Overlay Unit, and it reverted back into its sealed form of a regular dark cube and began spinning around wildly. It suddenly froze, and two red eyes flashed like that on a dice.
"2! Thus, I draw 1 card!" He drew as Crazy Box returned to normal. "I set a card and end my turn!"
"Go get 'em, Lennox!" Yuma cheered.
"My turn! Draw!" I looked at my cards and formulated a plan. "I summon Constellar Algiedi!" The female Constellar appeared in a burst of light with 1600 ATK. "As Algiedi was Normal Summoned, I can use her effect to Special Summon the Level 4 Constellar Acubens from my hand!" The pincer wielding Constellar appeared next to its comrade.
"When Acubens is Summoned, all Constellars I currently control gain 500 ATK!" Algiedi and Acubens were boosted to 2100 and 1300 ATK respectively. "I set two cards and end my turn!"
"He wasn't even able to attack." Kotori mumbled sadly.
"There's not much you can do against a 3000 ATK monster." Tetsuo admitted.
'One of my face down cards is Hope Help.' I thought, using my D-Gazer to check the face-down, which showed two shining knights charging a castle, with one jumping off of the other to ascend the wall, whilst the ground knight was surrounded by goblins. 'By releasing one monster, I can double the attack of a Level 4 or lower monster until the End Phase. If I release Acubens to double Algiedi's attack, it will be strong enough to defeat Crazy Box. But it's a Number, so it wouldn't be destroyed, and I would waste it. I have to find a way to either negate its effect or destroy it some other way before using it.'
"Yeeeeeeeeha! My turn!" Wirano drew. "I activate Crazy Box's effect to detach an Overlay Unit and roll the dice!" Crazy Box absorbed a comet and spun around like a dice, before freezing as five red eyes appeared on it. "5! That means I can destroy 1 card! Bye bye Constellar Algiedi!" A blast of dark energy shot out and obliterated my monster.
'Crap!' I cursed in my head.
"Yahahaha! Now I activate the Quick-Play Spell; Big Return!" He continued. "With this, I can activate a once per turn effect again! I'll use Crazy Box's effect a second time!" The Xyz sent itself spinning again before it stopped with 4 red eyes. "4! With this effect, I can negate the effects of 1 face-up card on the field until the End Phase! Hehehehehe! I target Crazy Box itself!"
"Huh? Why would he do that?" Yuma thought aloud. "Negating its own effects is pretty stupid..."
"Don't you get it, Yuma?" Tetsuo cried. "Crazy Box's effect prevents it from attacking!"
"Yeah, so?" I facepalmed at Yuma's idiocity.
"With it's effects negated, Crazy Box can attack!" I told him.
"What!? But that thing has 3000 attack!" Yuma gasped.
"Lennox!" Kotori cried.
"Crazy Box! Attack Constellar Acubens! Mad Smash!" Crazy Box reverted to its sealed form and fell down towards Acubens like a meteor.
"I activate my Trap! Miracle Card!" My go-to Trap flipped up. "When I'm attacked, I draw a card, then apply an effect depending on what card I draw! Draw!" I drew the card and looked at it, only for my eyes to widen. "A Spell card!?"
Crazy Box crushed Acubens, and I cried out as I was thrown back, the damage doubled from Miracle Card's effect.
Lennox's LP: 600
"I set a card and end my turn!" Wirano laughed.
"Ack...that hurt..." I groaned as I stumbled to my feet. "My turn! Draw!" I checked the cards in my hand and the one I just drew. 'Constellar Kaus...what can I do in this situation? None of my monsters can match Crazy Box's power right now, and even if I used Hope Help, I wouldn't be able to destroy it...so first, I'll set up a strong offense to try and intimidate him!'
"I activate the Spell, Constellar Star Cradle, to add Algiedi and Acubens from my Graveyard to my hand, at the cost of skipping my Battle Phase!" I took the two monsters out of my Graveyard. "Now I summon Constellar Algiedi, and with her effect, I'll Special Summon Constellar Kaus from my hand!" The two monsters appeared in ATK Position.
"I activate the effect of Kaus, with its effect I can increase or decrease a Constellar's Level by 1 twice a turn! I'll increase both Algiedis and Kaus' Levels by 1!" Kaus fired two arrows skyward which burst into sparkles, raining down on the two monsters and making them Level 5. "Now I overlay my Level 5 Constellar's Algiedi and Kaus!" The two Constellar's became golden streams of energy that swirled together into the glalactic portal.
"Xyz Summon! Descend! Number 89: Dawn Sword!" The monster appeared in its sealed form, before converting into its true form.
"Awesome! It's Lennox's Number!" Yuma cheered. "Go for it, Lennox!"
"I end my turn!" I finished, causing Yuma to comically collapse.
"C'mon, Lennox! What's the point of summoning it if you can't use it!?" Yuma whined.
"Lennox obviously has a plan, unlike you, Yuma." Tetsuo huffed.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Yuma muttered.
"Hahahahahaha! Another Number! Finally, a challenge! My turn!" Wirano drew. "Again! Crazy Box's effect!" The cube absorbed the last comet, and began spinning wildly.
"I'll bet it on this roll!" I declared. "Stop, Crazy Box!" The Number obeyed, and a single eye appeared on its face.
"1..." My opponent's expression almost instantly changed to sad. "That means, my Life Points are halved..." Crazy Box's single eye glowed before firing a red laser towards its master.
"Alright! He'll take damage!" Kotori cheered.
However, his grin instantly returned. "Juuuuuust kidding! Trap card, open! Life Curse!" The card showed a purple, veiny heart covered in black runes, with a purple miasma around it. "When I would take damage from a card or effect, I negate that damage!" The beam was blocked by an invisible shield. "Then, you take that damage instead!"
"What!?" I gasped, just before I was blasted by the eye beam myself, sending me crashing against the ground.
Lennox's LP: 300
"Lennox!" Yuma gasped.
"I'm okay!" I assured him. "And now, Crazy Box has no more Overlay Units!"
"Oh? Is that what you think?" Wirano smirked. "I activate the effect of the two Mad Mask's in my hand!" The two monsters appeared, both depicted as angry red tiki masks with blue tears streaming from their eyes, and black tribal fire markings across their forehead.
Mad Mask, Level 1, Rock, DARK, ATK: 0 DEF: 0
"I can attach these monsters from my hand to a monster I control as Overlay Units!" The two cards turned into twin comets circling Crazy Box. "With that, I end my turn!"
"He has Overlay units again..." I hissed, staring at the monster. "I have to defeat it quickly, ot I'll lose!" I placed two fingers on the top card of my Deck. "Please respond to me! My Deck!" I drew the card, and looked at it, my eyes widening. "This monster?" I thought for a moment, connecting all the possible outcomes of using this card in my head, until I finally found an answer. "...I've got it!"
"I summon Satellarknight Alsahm from my hand!" A little holy archer appeared with 1400 ATK. "At this point, his effect activates! When he's Summoned, I can inflict 1000 damage to my opponent!" The monster took aim and shot an arrow of light that pierced through Wirano.
Wirano's LP: 3000
"Now I activate the Spell; Selfless Summon!" The card showed a purple robed magician holding a red heart, whilst a shadowy monster crawled out of a portal in front of them. " By targeting a monster I control, I can Special Summon a monster with the same Level from my hand, then reduce both of their Levels by 1!" I declared. "I summon Constellar Acubens!" The monster reappeared with its ATK boosted to 1300, as both its and Alsahm's Levels dropped to 3.
"I overlay my Level 3 Satellarknight Alsahm and Constellar Acubens!" The two monsters turned into yellow streams of light that dived into the galactic portal. "Come forth! Number 48, Shadow Lich!" The dark Number appeared wielding its scythe.
"So that's Lennox's second Number!" Yuma marvelled.
"I activate the effect of Shadow Lich!" I cried. "By detaching an Overlay Unit, I Special Summon a Phantom Token in Attack Position!" Shadow Lich swung its scythe, slicing through one of its Overlay Units, causing a little red robed mini reaper to appear next to him. "For each Phantom Token Summoned, Shadow Lich gains 500 attack!" The monsters attack rose to 2300.
"Yehahahahaha! That Number isn't strong enough to beat Crazy Box! Too bad, so sad!" Wirano laughed.
"Not yet, at least." I smirked, holding up my last card. "I activate the Spell, Passing Light!" The card showed two shining comets crisscrossing over each other in a sapphire blue and black starry sky, with a prominent star shining inbetween them. "By targeting a LIGHT type monster on the field, I give it's Attack points to another monster until the End Phase by preventing all other LIGHT-Type monsters save for the boosted monster from attacking this turn! I target Number 89, Dawn Sword, and give its power to Number 48, Shadow Lich!"
Dawn Sword reverted back into its sealed form as Shadow Lich grabbed it, wielding both the Number and its scythe as its ATK rose to 5000.
"5-5000 attack!?" Wirano screamed, finally showing panic.
"Awesome! Go for it, Lennox!" Yuma cheered.
"Shadow Lich! Attack Number 85, Crazy Box! Shade Scythe!" The monster swung both its weapons, slicing Crazy Box into pieces as the monster exploded, sending Wirano flying across the ground.
Wirano's LP: 1000
"Finally, I activate my Trap, Hope Help!" The card flipped up. "By tributing a monster, I can double the attack of a Level 4 or lower monster until the End Phase! I tribute Shadow Lich to double the Phantom Token's attack!" Shadow Lich disappeared, with Dawn Sword returning to normal, as a light enveloped the Phantom Token, doubling its ATK to 1000.
"This is it! Phantom Token will attack directly!" The token charged forward and rammed into Wirano, making him fall flat on his back.
Wirano's LP: 0
Lennox: WIN!
I ran over to Wirano as a card ejected out of his chest like a receipt (weird comparison, I know). I picked it up and saw that it was indeed Number 85, Crazy Box.
"That was so awesome, Lennox!" Yuma cheered as he, Kotori and Tetsuo ran over to me. "You did all that damage to him in just one turn!"
"It's called an OTK, Yuma." Tetsuo informed him.
"Heh, I want to do an OTK, someday!" He fistpumped, making Tetsuo laugh. "Oi, oi! What's so funny!?"
"The thought of you trying to do that, Yuma!" He smirked, causing Yuma to give him an annoyed look.
"I'm sure you'll be able to do it, Yuma." Kotori encouraged him.
"As long as you put in some practice and learn basic strategies." I mumbled.
"I'm fine how I am!" He argued. "Anyway, Lennox, are you gonna keep that Number?"
I looked down at the card. "I think it'd be best for the time being. I should stockpile as many Numbers as possible before they fall into the wrong hands."
I heard a groan behind me, and I turned to see Wirano standing up with a bewildered look on his face. "My word...what on earth am I doing here? And what is wrong with my hair and clothes? Oh, you children wouldn't happen to know what is going on, do you?"
'He's so polite! What a drastic turn!' Myself and (I'm pretty sure) the trio thought.
"Ah, sorry, I must have startled you. I'd best be on my way myself then." He then hurried off.
'So that was what he was really like?' I looked down at Crazy Box. 'So Numbers not only take form based on their user, but influence them as well? They are dangerous, then...but for some reason, I don't get that dreaded feeling from Dawn Sword...maybe it has to do with how it appeared to me when I needed it.'
"Yo, Lennox! You're spacing out, are you okay?" Yuma asked, waving a hand in front of my face.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I reassured him. "A bit tired though..."
"Let's head over to the donut shop and rest." Tetsuo suggested.
"Alright! Let's go!" Yuma declared as we started walking.
'Numbers...' I thought as we moved. 'I will...definitely find out the truth behind them!'
Hope Help: Target 1 monster you control, and 1 Level 4 or lower monster you control. Destroy the first target, then double the ATK of the second target until the End Phase.
Life Curse: When you would take effect damage, or your LP would decrease via a card effect, negate that damage/effect, and apply that damage/effect to your opponent.
Mad Mask: You can attach this card from your hand to an Xyz Monster you control as an Xyz Material.
Selfless Summon: Target 1 Level 4 or lower monster you control, Special Summon 1 monster with the same Level as that monster from your hand, and reduce both monsters Levels by 1.
Passing Light: Target 1 LIGHT-Attribute monster you control and 1 other monster you control, increase the ATK of the second target by the ATK of the first target until the End Phase. LIGHT-Attribute monsters other then the second target cannot attack the turn you activate this card.
Wow, it's been a while since I updated this.
I have to admit, I really want this story to continue. But I'm just juggling too many things at the moment, and I just don't have time to fit it in. If anybody wants to help me with it, or maybe continue it themselves, PM me and we'll discuss it. Otherwise I will continue to update whenever possible.
In any case, thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed!
