Chapter 4: A Duel To Far
Synopsis: To pass time in between showdowns Zen, Zalak, Dav Strife and Jack Spicer take part in a two on two duel Yu-Gi-Oh style to see who has the better skills….
Disclaimer: As much as I would like too I do not own Ashura, Zen and Zalak, they are property of MAS and Dark respectively. Jack Spicer is property of Christy Hui who owns the whole concept of Xiaolin Showdown!
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"Okay, bring it on. You issued the challenge so I'll start the proceedings…." Dav said confidently as his duel disk activated and he placed his shuffled deck into the disk slot. "Here we go" he added after drawing five cards from his deck.
Dav Strife: 8000
Zen Taijiya: 8000
Jack Spicer: 8000
Zalak Taijiya: 8000
"Go, Axe Raider in attack mode" (Axe Raider 1700/1150) The axe wielding warrior appeared in front of Dav. " I play two cards face down and end my turn"
"Alright, no one can beat Jack Spicer, evil boy genius! I play Guardian of the Throne Room in defence mode" (Guardian of the Throne Room 1400/1600) "Then I power it up with Machine Conversation Factory giving it a 500 point attack and defence boost!" (Guardian of the Throne Room 1900/2100) "Your move!"
"Hmm… I lay three cards face down and end my turn" Zen stated seriously.
"Scared Zenny? Well lets go, Rabid Beast of the Night!" (Rabid Beast of the Night 2000/350) "I put two cards face down… now my beast… attack Zen directly with Vicious Night Bite!" The giant mutated wolf bounded over to Zen at high speeds while snarling and dripping foam from its mouth. "STOP!" Both Dav ad Zen yelled at the same time, two face down cards making themselves known, one per team mate.
"Activate Bountiful Artefact! This magic card allows both Zen and I to draw up to three monster cards each as long as they are the same attribute as the attacking monster and we pay 800 life points each. That okay with you?" Dav asked Zen who replied with a nod and proceeded to look through his deck as their life points went down.
Dav Strife: 7200
Zen Taijiya: 7200
Jack Spicer: 8000
Zalak Taijiya: 8000
Dav drew out of his deck Dark Warrior Being (2500/1200), Big Bang Magician Man (500/500) and Kuribo (300/200). Zen drew The Evil Beast King Zamilia (2900/2100) and Living Skull (1500/300).
"My card next, Infinite Dismissal! Your beast is frozen for one turn"
"Meh, who cares. I end my turn"
"My turn…I can end this duel in two turns. First I play my other face down card Brain Control to take control of Jack's monster" The Guardian switched sides appearing next to his Axe Raider.
Dav Strife: 6400
Zen Taijiya: 7200
Jack Spicer: 8000
Zalak Taijiya: 8000
Next I activate Change of Heart of take control of Zalak's beast and then immediately sacrifice my three monsters to summon one of my strongest monsters… Eternal Chaos Dragon!" (Eternal Chaos Dragon 3200/2700) "Now my dragon, attack Jack directly with Emerald Fury!" The huge midnight black dragon reared its head back and then shot a beam of emerald fire at Jack who screamed like a girl as it hit.
Dav Strife: 6400
Zen Taijiya: 7200
Jack Spicer: 4800
Zalak Taijiya: 8000
"Face down magic card activate!" Zen yelled almost happily. "Ghostly Reunion! Any monsters destroyed or used as tributes in the last turn are brought back to life on my side of the field at a cost of 700 points per monster!" The three discarded monsters appeared in front of Zen who smirked at Zalak who glared back.
Dav Strife: 6400
Zen Taijiya: 5100
Jack Spicer: 4800
Zalak Taijiya: 8000
"I now end my turn… Jack, your move" Dav informed as Jack drew a card from his deck.
"Hahahaha! I play my newly received card Machinery of Victory which allows me to instantly bring my best card the Mecha-Machine Warrior to the field as long as I have 2000 life points to pay for it! Oh yeah, who rules baby!" Jack Chanted happily as the machine type appeared on the field. (Mecha-Machine Warrior 2700/3000)
Dav Strife: 6400
Zen Taijiya: 5100
Jack Spicer: 2800
Zalak Taijiya: 8000
"Thanks to its special ability it can gain 500 attack points for every machine monster in all graveyards so I discard my Yaiba Robo!" The giangantic machine grew larger in size as its attack points rose. (Mecha-Machine Warrior 3200/3000) "Go, attack wolf boy's Axe Raider with Double Cannon Blast!" The cannons on the monster's back began to charge energy within the barrels.
"Activate Shrink magic card!" Zen yelled as the machine opened fire on his Axe Raider.
(Mecha-Machine Warrior 1600/3200). The machine's attack bounced off Axe Raider's weapon and impacted with itself, destroying Jack's only monster.
"AH! My monster! My beautiful monster!.. I end my turn.."
Zen drew a card from his deck and frowned slightly. He then silently placed the card facedown on the field and ended his turn.
"That it? Ah well Zenny-Chan, not to worry, I'll destroy you in this turn!" Zalak said while drawing a card. "Hmm… I use the Polymerization I just drew to fuse the two monster cards in my hand… Fiend Flame Swordsman (1800/1600) and Vampire Lord Vlad (2300/2000) to create Vampiro the Fiend Sword of Darkness! (2800/2800) and then I use this magic card to power him up! Dormant Souls! It jacks up the attack of Vampiro for every Vampire Lord Vlad in my graveyard! Vampiro the Fiend Sword of Darkness (3100/2800).Now attack my 'dear' brother's Guardian!. The tall Vampire knight jumped into the air and brought its blood red sword crashing down on Zen's monster, lowering his life points and destroying the Guardian of Throne Room.
Dav Strife: 6400
Zen Taijiya: 3600
Jack Spicer: 2800
Zalak Taijiya: 8000
Zalak then set one card down on the field facedown. "That's me done for now!"
"My go… I activate the magic of Give and Receive! In exchange for gaining control of Zen's Axe Raider for one turn I half my life points and add them to his!" Zen looked at Dav surprised as their life point counters changed.
Dav Strife: 3200
Zen Taijiya: 8300
Jack Spicer: 2800
Zalak Taijiya: 8000
"Next I sacrifice Axe Raider to summon Cyber-Tech Alligator (2500/1600) in attack mode. Lets see how you fare now Zalak! Eternal Chaos Dragon attack his jumped up goth with Emerald Fury!" The massive black dragon expelled a massive green flame from its mouth which destroyed Zalak's Vampiro the Fiend Sword of Darkness.
Dav Strife: 3200
Zen Taijiya: 8300
Jack Spicer: 2800
Zalak Taijiya: 7900
"Next my Alligator attack him directly with Cyber Jammer Claw Swipe!" The mutant dragon swiped at Zalak knocking him to the floor. He glared at the monster as it returned to its position in front of Dav.
Dav Strife: 3200
Zen Taijiya: 8300
Jack Spicer: 2800
Zalak Taijiya: 5400
"I finish by sending Cyber-Tech Alligator to Zen as a result of my magic card!" The dragon shifted positions to stand menacingly in front of Zen.
"My turn losers…. Rats!… Well, I play Beta the Magnet Warrior in defence mode!"
(Beta the Magnet Warrior 1700/1600) The miniscule warrior appeared in front of jack in a defensive position. "Now I activate my magic card Magnetism Exorcism! It allows me to take all monsters with the word Magnet in their name from my deck and special summon them to the field!" Jack shuffled his deck after removing three cards from his deck. Alpha and Gamma appeared next to their magnet brother and all began to glow. "Now combine to form Valkyrion the Magna Warrior!" The three monsters began to detach their various body parts which then joined together to form the newer monster (Valkyrion the Magna Warrior 3500/3850). "Now attack blondie's dragon!"
"Not so fast Jack" Zen countered pointing to his last remaining face down card. "I activate the Reaper's Bounty! Both Dav and myself take all magic cards from out decks and pick out two random cards from each other's piles. The two sets of magic cards are then placed back into our decks and shuffled" Both team mates sifted through their decks and did just as the magic card dictated. Zen received Snatch Steal and Sword and Shield while Dav got Megamorph and Posatron Laser Cannon. "My card then allows us both to use one card each that we just received! I use the power of Snatch Steal on your Magna Warrior!"
"No you don't, Valkyrion the Magna Warrior disperse back into your separate monsters! Ha! Now your magic card has been wasted, resume your attack!" The warrior raised its sword in the air and struck the Eternal Chaos Dragon but instead of being destroyed the dragon countered with its own breath attack. This destroyed Jack's monster. "Wha! What happened?"
"You forgot about the card I was allowed to play!" Dav said with a grin. "I used Megamorph to double my monster's attack strength" (Eternal Chaos Dragon 6400/2700). That also means Jack that the difference between our monsters attack points is taken away from your life points!"
Dav Strife: 3200
Zen Taijiya: 8300
Jack Spicer: 0
Zalak Taijiya: 5400
"I was tricked! You cheated!" Jack screamed as he faded from the duelling arena.
"Your move Zen, this is getting easier with every turn" Dav laughed as Zalak glared at him.
Zen drew a card and then grinned which caused Zalak to look at worriedly. "I sacrifice Cyber-Tech Alligator and Rabid Beast of the Night so I can summon Mirage Knight in attack mode! (Mirage Knight 2800/2200). To finish things off I fuse my Knight with Dav's dragon!" Both Zalak and Dav looked at Zen in surprise as he placed Polymerization in his Duel Disk. The crimson armoured knight appeared next to Dav's dragon and then they melded together in a white flash. When the light disappeared the two monsters emerged as one, the knight now sitting on the dragon's back wielding a large flaming sword in one hand and a purple staff in the other. "Say hello to the Chaos-Flare Dragon Master!" (Chaos-Flare Dragon Master 4600/3000) "Now attack Zalak's monster and end its reign!"
"Not before I activate this trap card! Reverse of Reverse! It allows me to use the last magic card that one of my opponents used and I choose… Megamorph!" The chosen magic card emerged from the ground. "Couple it with the rebirth of my Vampiro the Fiend Sword of Darkness. Thanks to it's special ability it can return to my side of the field but it loses 700 attack and defence points for the privilege" The vampiric warlord remerged in front of Zalak bearing its teeth. Vampiro the Fiend Sword of Darkness (2400/2100). "Not to worry though thanks to Megamorph it has more than enough attack to destroy your Dragon Master! To finish I use the magic card Demonic Mirror, it doubles the effect of Megamorph!" Vampiro the Fiend Sword of Darkness (9600/2800). "Now attack the dragon!" The enhanced Vampire sliced clean through the Dragon Master reducing Zen life points greatly.
Dav Strife: 3200
Zen Taijiya: 3300
Jack Spicer: 0
Zalak Taijiya: 5400
"Our Dragon Master has a special ability if you didn't already know. When destroyed it returns my dragon to me and Zen's Mirage Knight to him!" Dav informed Zalak as the afore mentioned monsters returned to their masters. (Eternal Chaos Dragon 3200/2700) (Mirage Knight 2800/2200).
"That won't save you, I end my turn"
"Dav, the cannon!" Zen yelled at him as he drew a card.
Dav looked at the three cards in his hand and then looked at Zen. This looks bad, I don't even know what this cannon does. Barrel Dragon and Slot Machine… These won't help… or will they…
"By sacrificing monster cards you can attack your opponent's life points directly. The attack points of all monsters that are given up are added together. The resulting number is then taken from all other duellists in the game" Zen informed Dav to answer the question he was asking in his mind.
"Even you?" Dav asked worriedly.
"Yes, but we will still win the duel. Do it"
Okay… I play the magic card Posatron Laser Cannon, to give enough fire power I sacrifice my Barrel Dragon, Slot Machine and Eternal Chaos Dragon to give a damage rating of 7800! Go cannon, destroy Zalak and end the duel!" Zen braced himself as a huge silver cannon appeared on the field and the three sacrificed monsters disappeared into its barrel. The cannon then briefly charged up and then fired the hugely powerful round which struck all three duellists. All three Life Point counters reduced to 0 and the duel ended.
"What the hell, why did I get hit?" Dav questioned angrily.
"My previous magic card was a continuous one, it doubled the strength of the cannon and the attack became to powerful and got us all… heh heh, we drew!" Zalak laughed happily as both Zen and Dav glared at him.
"…Who says we just beat him up?" Dav questioned with a menacing grin.
"…Okay!" Zen replied happily
"Umm… gotta go!" Zalak yelled as he ran with his bother and a mercenary on his tail.