Russell walked down the streets of the town looking for a new opponent when he noticed a man in a large black cape and gold duel disk. His short red hair, his calm face, and his stature that seemed to make him seem royal.
He was dueling Rex Raptor who had on his side of the field, Serpent Night Dragon (2350 ATK), but on the man's side of the field he had two masked dragons and a facedown card.
The man drew a card and smiled
"Rex its over" The man said playing a card
"I offer my two dragons in order to summon Hyozanryu the Diamond Dragon" The man called out, the two dragons disappeared and in its place a large white dragon which roared (2100 ATK)
"What do you mean? Your dragon doesn't have enough attack to take out my own dragon" Rex said
"You forgot about my facedown card, I reveal my trap, The Dragon's Power" The man said, the card looked like a Blue Eyes White Dragon roaring as a white aura surrounded it.
"With it, the defense of my dragon is added to his attack, and since he has 2800 defense" The man said as the Diamond dragon roared when its attack shot up to 4900.
"No way…" Rex was at a loss for words
"Hyozanryu, destroy Serpent Night Dragon with Diamond Dust Storm" The man called out as the dragon shot from its mouth a sheet of snow like diamonds destroying the dragon, Rex's lifepoints went down to 0 and he went to his knees. The holograms dissipated and the man went to Rex and took the Serpent Night Dragon and his locators cards
"A shame you are out of the game, but your dragon will grow stronger within my deck. For I am Drake, the Dragon Master" He said, "And once I win this tournament, I will defeat Seto Kaiba, and take his Dragons as my own" He called out
People cheered for him and girls fawned but Russell stepped it
"Oh yeah, well how about you take me on and we'll see how well you can face me" He said
"Oh really, I currently have 4 locator cards, you?" Drake asked
"Only 2, but let's make things more interesting, I bet my entire deck in order to offset the difference" Russell said
"You are a brave boy, what is your name?" Drake asked as he got into position
"Russell, and all I can say is, lets duel" Russell said activating his duel disk
"Alright, I'll start" Drake said drawing and smiling
"I play the field spell Dragon's Kingdom" Drake said as the field changed to look like a mountain range, volcanoes were in the distance and some dragons flew overhead
"In this land, all dragon type monsters gain 500 extra attack and defense, and now I summon, Dragon dwelling in the cave, in defense mode" He said as a cave formed in the mountain side and Russell could see a green dragon in it (2000 DEF to 2500 DEF)
"I end my turn with a facedown" Drake said
Russell drew his next card and then called out, "I summon Ginji, the Wondering Warrior in attack mode" Russell called out, a warrior in purple Chinese plated armor appeared, in his hands was a large pole arm. (1600 ATK)
"That's not strong enough to attack my dragon" Drake said
"It is, you see if Ginji battles a defense position monster, he can instantly destroy it in battle" Russell said and Drake's eyes shot open in surprise
"Ginji attack with Vorpal Dance" Russell yelled as the warrior jumped in the air and the pole arm seemed to multiply as he thrust it into the dragon. The dragon's image shattered and Drake grimaced.
"I end my turn with a facedown card" Russell said
"Not a bad move" Drake said summing another monster
"I summon Blizzard Dragon in attack mode" Drake said as the large blue dragon appeared and snarled at Russell (1800 ATK to 2300 ATK)
"Destroy Ginji!" He yelled as the Dragon leapt into the air and was about to take out Ginji when Russell played his trap
"I play Kunai with Chain" Russell let out as a large chain wrapped around the dragon and forced him to the ground
"With this, not only will Ginji gain 500 more attack, but it also forces your dragon into defense mode" Russell said
(1000 DEF to 1500 DEF)
"I end my turn" Drake said as Russell drew his next card
"I summon Axe Raider in attack mode" Russell said summoning the axe wielding warrior (1700 ATK)
"Axe raider, take out his Blizzard Dragon with axe slam bash" Russell yelled and with that the Dragon was beheaded
"Ginji, attack his life points directly" Russell yelled but before Ginji could hit Drake, Drake played his trap
"I play the trap Surprise Attack" Drake said, the card looked like a bandit waiting behind a tree as a merchant was walking down a road
"By discarding a card from my hand, like my Baby Dragon" Drake said discarding the card
"I can special summon a monster to intercept your attack, so say hello to Rare Metal Dragon" Drake said as the large dragon appeared and tore up Ginji (2400 ATK to 2900 ATK, Level 4)
Russell LP: 3200
"Normally I can't summon Rare Metal Dragon, but I can if I special summon him" Drake explained as Russell set down one facedown card
"It's my turn" Drake said, "I summon Spear Dragon in attack mode" He said summoning the dragon with the spear like maw (1900 ATK to 2400 ATK)
"Rare Metal Dragon, destroy Axe Raider!" Drake commanded but Russell played his trap
"I play the trap, Tap Out" Russell said, the card looked like a wrestler on the ground trying to tag in his partner outside the ring
"By paying 1000 lifepoints, I can send Axe Raider to my hand" Russell explained
Russell LP: 2200
"In order to summon a new warrior to take his place. I summon Buster Blader, the Dragon Hunter!" Russell called out summon the large imposing warrior
"No way…you have…." Drake was terrified; this monster was the bane of all Dragon users'
"Yes and he gins 500 more attack for every dragon on your field and graveyard, and I count 4 total" Russell said
(ATK 2600 to 4600)
The Rare Metal Dragon charged at the warrior but was instantly cut up and destroyed by the dragon slayer
Drake LP: 1800
"I end my turn with two face downs" Drake said
"It's my turn, and now, Buster Blader destroy Spear Dragon" Russell commanded but Drake played a trap
"Threatening Roar!" He called out as large shock waves stopped Buster Blader from making his attack
"You can't attack this turn" Drake said
"Fine, I end my turn with a facedown card" Russell said
Drake drew his next card and smiled
"I drew the card that will destroy you, it's over" Drake said, "I summon masked Dragon in attack mode" He said summoning the dragon (1500 ATK to 2000)
"Next I play the Dragon's offering" Drake said, the spell looked like the bones of a dragon on an alter
"With this, all my dragons on the field are destroyed, but in return, I gain lifepoints equal to half of their total attack" Drake said
Drake LP: 3950
Russell LP: 3200
"But now Buster Blader's attack is now 5100 thanks to all the dragon's in your graveyard" Russell said
"Not quite, you see I told you I drew the card that will defeat you, I play, the Dragon's mirror" Drake said playing the card, "It allows me to fuse dragons from my field or graveyard, but in return I must remove them from play"
"But what can you fuse from the 5 dragons in the grave?" Russell asked
"Heh, you answered your own question, I fuse Dragon Dwelling in the Cave, Blizzard Dragon, Baby Dragon, Spear Dragon, and Masked Dragon, in order to summon, Five Headed Dragon" Drake called out, what appeared was a large five headed dragon, each with a different head, All five roared as it flew in the air. (5000 ATK and DEF to 5500 ATK and DEF)
"And because I removed 5 dragons from play, your Buster Blade loses 2000 ATK" Drake said, he knew Buster Blader gained attack for the 5 headed dragon but it didn't matter in face of this power
(Buster Blader, 5100 ATK to 3100 ATK)
"My Dragon is god; it cannot be destroyed by any monster that isn't a light type monster. Its over because I play my Trap, the Dragons Power!" Drake revealed the card and the Five Headed dragon roared as its defense was added to his attack (11000 ATK)
"Destroy Buster Blader, avenge your kin" Drake commanded as the Dragon heads let out streams of fire from their mouths
"I play the Trap, Blade of Riryoku" Russell said, the trap shown a warrior holding a black blade, souls of other warriors were sucked into it
"This card costs me half my lifepoints but with it, My Buster Blade halves your monster's attack and gives it to himself while this is equipped to him" Russell said
"No!" Drake yelled, the Buster Blader gained 5500 attack while his dragon lost the attack
"Buster Blader, Counter attack!" Russell commanded and the warrior dodged the streams and slammed the blade into the dragons under belly
He jumped back and the Dragon growled, Drake's lifepoints went down from the skirmish
Drake LP: 850
"It's over for you" Russell said as he drew his next card, Drake just looked down to the ground and smiled as Buster Blader struck the dragon once again ending the duel.
"You are a good duelist, I lost fair and square. Here" Drake said handing him the locator cards
"Thanks, and to be honest I don't need dragon cards, I'm using Warriors" He said
"I understand, for now I will wander, and find new dragons to tame. Good luck in the tournament" Drake said as he walked off, Russell smiled, 6 locator cards down, 4 more to go.
He walked off to find a new opponent, unaware he was being watched by a figure in a black cloak
"This is Envy" The figure said to himself, "Shall I eliminate him?"
The figure was answered by a sultry voice on a hidden speaker
"No, just follow and observe, I don't want to lose another member. Pride is not happy at the loss" The voice said
"I understand Lust, I observe this one but not engage" Envy said and with that he followed Russell, making sure not to get spotted by him.
