Chapter 4

'You might as well give up you two. You're facing the best of the best, with decks of ten-year-olds.' Shin said with his serious gaze locked on Blair. 'Save yourselves the humiliation.'

'I hope that cliche threat means your turn is over.' Chazz said.

'Wise guy!' he answered with a nod.

'Draw.'

„Alright! Focus Chazz!" he thought to himself observing his oppening hand. „Winning this duel is the sure way to impressing Blair… Who keeps thinking inside my head like a romantic wuss?!"

'I'll start with the spell card Frontline Base. This allows me to special summon any level four or below union monster from my hand. Give it up for my Pitch-Dark Dragon! I ain't done yet. For my next trick I'll sacrifice this dragon to summon a lot stronger one. The Armed Dragon Level 5.'

The crowd gazed in silence as one of Chazz's most famous monsters appeared on the field. It had 2400 ATK.

'You were saying about our decks? Armed Dragon, attack Beiige!'

By that one strike, Zets lost the monster given to him by his brother and 800 of their original 5000 team Life Points.

'I lay two cards face down, and to end my turn I activate Super Rejuvanation. Now for every dragon I sacrificed this turn, including Armed Dragon's level up, a card is drawn… By my partner.'

Blair gave him a confused look, before eventually speaking up 'Thanks.'

„Who knew he could be that generous?"

'Impressive.' Zets took the word as he drew a card. 'But I still have a monster on the field. So I'll sacrifice it to summon Majestic Mech Goryu.'

'But that's a level 8 monster!' Chazz objected.

'With 2900 ATK even.' Blair added.

'I'm allowed to play Goryu for the duration of the turn by sacrificing only one monster. Then it's destroyed. But it's taking your Armed Dragon with it. Attack!'

It was 2800 to 29. Chazz knew he couldn't protect his dragon, and losing it will cost him dearly, however…

'I activate my trap card!' Blair cut in. 'Metalmorph. It gives Chazz's dragon a powerboost. With 300 extra attack points it'll demolish Goryu.'

'Armed Dragon! Counter attack!'

Having lost that battle, the Ubous were down to two monsters, wich was equal to what the academy students had.

'I don't believe it!' Shin yelled.

'Hey bro, do you recall seeing any of thier cards?' Zets asked.

'As a matter of fact I don't. But I made sure everyone's deck would be looked over bofore entering.'

'Let me clear things up for you.' Chazz got a word in. 'The Chazz doesn't show his deck to anyone outside of a duel, and this time was no exception. So in order to get through those guards of yours I borrowed one of Bastion's decks to show, but you, you're facing my own.'

'Why you sneaky…!' Shin started.

'And what's your story girl?' Zets asked noticing how Blair was just as surprised by Chazz's trick as everyone else.

'I never went throught your entrance system. I've been here all night practising, way before you've had the guards placed to the gates, this morning.'

'They've tricked us!' Shin gazed.

'It seems we have underastimated them.' Zets declared. 'However, that doesn't change the fact, we are champions facing schoolkids. Moving on! My battle phase isn't over yet. I activate the spell card Deal with the Dark Ruler. Since a level eight monster was sent to my graveyard this turn, I can summon an even greater monster, known as Berserk Dragon.'

A dark dragon with 3500 ATK emerged on their side of the field.

'And thanks to its special ability it can attack all monsters on your side. Say goodbye to both!'

His monster let out two fireballs wich blew away both monsters and 400 of their LPs.

Ubous: 4000

Academy duelists: 4600

'I end my turn.'

'My move.' Blair declared.

„Things don't look good. If I don't come up with something truelly effective Shin's monsters will attack our LPs directly. Those two can really wokr together I'll give them that."

'I activate Feather of the Phoenix. By discarding a card from my hand, I can replace a card in my graeyard, back on top of my deck. And I pick Metalmorph.'

'By the time you'd get to use that card, we will have won the duel.' Shin mocked.

'Maybe, but there's far more to this move than just reusing my trap. Cause by removing the water attribute Koitsu, I've just discarded, I can special summon Aqua Spirit. Now I can sacrifice her to summon Penumbral Soldier Lady.'

Blair's tactics had the crowd confused as always. Her monster only had 2100 ATK, and she wasn't even half done.

'I equip my Soldier with the Twin Swords of Flashing Light. For this I'll have to ditch a card from my hand and decrease her ATK by 500, but in return she gets to attack twice per turn. Let's start with your Creater Incarnate, shall we?'

'It's a draw.' Shin declared as the two monsters leaped into battle.

'Not quite. My Soldier Lady gains 1000 ATK when fighting LIGHT atribute monsters, and guess what your monsters are!'

'Ah rats!' he yelled as Soldier Lady's ATK rose to 2600, wich was more than enugh to destroy his monster.

'And like I said, she can attack twice. Next up is your Creater!'

Shin's confidence decreased along with their LPs and number of monsters.

Ubous: 2700

'No!'

'Calm down Shin!' his brother told him. 'Now that my Berserk Dragon's out, we can't lose, and your turn hasn't even started yet.'

'But it will after I set this face down.' Blair added.

'Splendid.' Shin said drawing a card. 'I activate Book of Life. So now I get to remove Armed Dragon from your graveyard Chazz. But the sacrifice will not be in vain, for its lifeforce shall feed a monster who's already lost his own. In other words, one of my zombies. Now I'll bring the Vampire Lord, I've discarded last turn, out of my grave and onto my field wich also trigers the effect of my Safe Return spell. I draw a card. And what a card it is! Card Destruction. Now all players discarded the cards in their hands and get to draw the same amount. And since I have two Dark World-ers at hand both are special summoned. Raise Goldd and Beiige! And thanks to Safe Return I draw an additional card. And I still get to normal summon Don Zaloog. As soon as he makes his way to your LPs he'll steal your cards.'

The Academy Duelists were frightened by how quickly he filled his field with four monsters (ATK 1400/1600/2000/2300).

'A slight correction needs to be made. Goldd will make Zaloog's way to your LPs by destroying your Soldier Lady!'

As soon as his monster leaped into action, Blair fliped her face down card.

'I activate Reverse trap. As its name suggests, it reverses the effect of any card, increasing monster's points and vice-versa. And you now what that means! Instead of decreasing Soldier Lady's points my Twin Swords spell card will increase them by 500.'

Her monster's ATK were supposed to rise to 2600, but the trap didn't activate. Glancing over to Shin's side Blair noticed the Royal Decree card face-up. A powerful trap capeble of negateing the effect of all others. Without the effect of her Reverse trap, her Soldier could not defend and neither could she defend their LPs. But soon after its activation Royal Decrre simply vanished from the field allowing Blair's trap card to activate.

'Whatta?' Shin gazed.

'Search me.' Blair joined.

'Surprised?' Chazz spoke up. 'I just blew your trap card away with Mystical Space Typhoon. Not only does Blair get the powerboost, but since three spell and trap cards were played in response of each other I can also activate Accumulated Fortune. So I'll draw two cards.'

'Bigdeal.' Shin said as their LPs decreased by 300. The effect of Reverse Trap will wear off by next turn. Then we'll crush your monster.'

'That is IF I don't crush you by then. It's my move…'