Chapter 4 is here!
Thanks to BladeBlaster and Triclaw for the reviews. They are much appreciated.
A special thanks to hcharper131 for giving me ideas for new Fey cards.
I hope you enjoy.
"Yuju, you are going to be entered into the Maiami Championship," said Ryozan Godagawa.
Yuju feigned surprise. "Really? Uh… what an honour."
Godagawa nodded. "It is an honour to represent Ryozanpaku in the Junior Youth League. You will need to be duelling at your best. Ensure that you crush your opponents."
Yuju nodded. "Yes, sir."
"You will need to win six consecutive duels to be entered into the tournament," continued Godagawa. "I have already lined up opponents for you. Your matches begin tomorrow."
"Excellent. I'll be ready."
Godagawa narrowed his eyes. "Ensure that you are."
Yuju left Godagawa's office, making a slow pace towards the gardens. They were decently far from the main part of Ryozanpaku so he wouldn't be disturbed there.
"He creeps me out," said Yuju.
"He is a mere human," replied Sasha. "You should not concern yourself with him."
"Hey, I'm a human too," said Yuju, offended.
"You are more than a human. You are a Dark Signer, servant of the Earthbound Gods."
"Right," said Yuju sarcastically. "I forgot."
Entering the gardens, Yuju sat down on a bench. It was peaceful and quiet. No-one in Ryozanpaku ever came here. "What do we do about Reiji Akaba or whoever Yuya said could Pendulum summon?"
"We find them," said Sasha simply. "We"—
Sasha abruptly cut off.
"What?" asked Yuju, confused. "What is it?"
"Chaku!" said Sasha sharply. "Of all the Gods who could have gotten to Kachidoki, he was the one? Idiocy!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down." Yuju shook his head. "What about Kachidoki? Who's Chaku?"
Sasha settled in his mind. "Kachidoki has been resurrected as a Dark Signer. It his happened as I said. But the God commanding him… it is Chaku!"
"Chaku?"
"One of my fellow Earthbound Gods. He is too violent. Too brutal. Also… my brother."
"What?" Yuju raised an eyebrow. "Your brother? You Earthbound Gods are related?"
Sasha sighed. "Yes… unfortunately."
"So you're like a big almighty family of Gods? Why do you need me?"
"The Crimson Dragon keeps us imprisoned. He stops us from unleashing our full strength."
"The Crimson what now? Also, why is it unfortunate that you have godly Earthbound siblings?"
Sasha frowned inside his head. "The Crimson Dragon is the mortal enemy of the Earthbound Gods. As for my siblings… they have old-fashioned views. They want the world destroyed, rather than to rule over it."
Yuju nearly laughed. "So while you're a tyrant, your siblings are global arsonists? Beautiful."
"Are you rejecting our cause?" questioned Sasha. "Do not forget that I saved"—
"I know, you saved my life, I owe you." Yuju hung his head. "As you keep reminding me."
"You are a servant of the"—
"I know, I know." Yuju mock raised his hands in surrender. "Let me get this straight. You wanted to make Kachidoki a Dark Signer because it'll help you rule the world, but he got possessed by your Earthbound brother who wants to destroy the world and your mortal enemy is the Crimson Dragon. Have it got it?"
"Close enough."
Yuju felt Sasha's annoyance wash over his body. He was about to start up the conversation again when the entrance to the garden slammed open.
Kachidoki stood there, panting hard. Red tattoos covered his body, stretching to a glowing mark on his back. His eyes were a bloody red.
"Yuju…" he gave a warped smile. "Duel me! I'll destroy you!"
Yuju held up his hands. "I don't want to fight, Kachidoki. Besides, we're all Dark Signers here."
Kachidoki's eyes widened. "What? How do you know…?"
"You think you're the only person with an Earthbound pal?" He stared intently into Kachidoki's eyes. "Chaku, isn't it?"
When Kachidoki next spoke, it was with a deep, growling voice that was not his own. "That is correct… sister. I was hoping never to see you again."
Yuju tried to speak, but no words came out of his mouth. Instead Sasha's voice came up from his throat. "Don't get in my way, brother. Your time has passed."
Kachidoki— Chaku —snorted. "Please. You don't want to fight me. Remember last time?"
"This time is different. I am the leader of the Dark Signers! I'll crush you!"
With a gargantuan effort, Yuju managed to summon words up into his mouth, but immediately choked them back down.
"Your host resists you," whispered Chaku to Sasha. "You truly are weak."
Yuju felt Sasha's confidence slip, and for that moment he found his voice. "I don't resist her," said Yuju. "We have a completely mutual relationship. I just like to be able to talk for myself."
A bead of sweat dropped from Kachidoki's forehead. "Leave us be, human. Let me and your master decide who is truly superior."
"I know who's superior," said Yuju confidently. "I am the leader of the Dark Signers. I freed you."
"Be silent, human!" thundered Chaku. "I see that you are disobedient, unfit to be a Dark Signer. I'll crush you!"
Kachidoki slowly raised his arm, activating his duel disk. His movements were static and jerky.
"Let go of Kachidoki," said Yuju. "Let him duel me."
Chaku chuckled. "As you wish," he said mockingly. Kachidoki fell to his knees, like he was a puppet that had been released from its strings.
Yuju activated his duel disk.
"You know, I never really got to do anything while I was alive," he said to Sasha. "Now I get to duel against a God?" Yuju grinned. "I am so beating him."
Sasha frowned. "Chaku will be telling Kachidoki every move. It won't be like the duel we had before."
Yuju nodded. "Let's go."
[DUEL!]
Yuju LP: 4000
VS
Kachidoki LP: 4000
"I take the first turn!" said Yuju. "From my hand, I'll summon the tuner monster Ghoul— Gangster of the Fey (ATK: 1800 / DEF: 1300 / LV: 4)!" Yuju summoned a green, impish monster in a tattered cloak.
"Then I'll use its effect! I summon Faery— Folk of the Fey (ATK: 1000 / DEF: 1000 / LV: 3) from my deck!"
Yuju smiled at Kachidoki. "I'm sure you remember this guy's effect? I gain 300 life points and summon a copy from my deck!" Yuju summoned another Faery— Folk of the Fey and used its effect to summon a third, gaining 300 more life points.
Yuju LP: 4000 = 4900
"The same strategy," Kachidoki mocked. "You haven't changed at all."
"I'll show you something new, then," said Yuju. "Ghoul— Gangster of the Fey tunes a Faery— Folk of the Fey! Diminutive creatures that call the trees their home! Reach down to ancient roots and unlock the power within! Synchro summon! Level 7! Guardian of the Fey— Jabberwocky (ATK: 2700 / DEF: 1900 / LV: 7)!"
Yuju's serpentine Synchro monster appeared beside him.
"When Faery— Folk of the Fey leaves the field, I gain 300 life points," said Yuju.
Yuju LP: 4900 = 5200
"I set three cards and end my turn," finished Yuju.
"I draw!" said Kachidoki savagely. "I don't know what's going on, but I know that I have power, and I'm going to use it to crush you! I activate Polymerisation to fuse Kasai the Flame Burning Star (ATK: 2100 / DEF: 0 / LV: 5) and Tenma the Sky Rising Star (ATK: 2100 / DEF: 0 / LV: 5)! Stars burning in the earth, soaring above the heavens! Now become one, and shine as the star of the eternal conqueror! Fusion summon! Level 10! Idaten the Conqueror Star (ATK: 3000 / DEF: 2200 / LV: 10)!"
Kachidoki's signature fusion monster appeared on the field.
"Destroy him!" yelled Kachidoki, his eyes blazing red. "Idaten attacks Jabberwocky, and with its effect, your monster's attack becomes zero!"
As Idaten swung its trident Yuju quickly activated a trap. "Runes of the Fey activates! Our monsters switch to face-down defence position!"
Kachidoki snarled as his attack was stopped. "The same move? You really haven't changed."
Yuju narrowed his eyes. "Is Chaku controlling him?" he asked Sasha.
"No… as far as I can see he is in control of his own body."
"I end my turn there," concluded Kachidoki.
Yuju smiled. "I draw!"
"First I'll flip all my monsters face-up, and since I am, the effects of my two Faerys will activate, giving me more life points."
Yuju LP: 5200 = 5800
"These are the same things that you did last time we faced!" growled Kachidoki. "You couldn't defeat me then and you can't defeat me now!"
Yuju frowned. Kachidoki's insults were getting to him. "I'll beat you now! I summon Leprechaun— Librarian of the Fey (ATK: 900 / DEF: 1600 / LV: 2)!" Yuju summoned a small fairy with green clothing in attack position.
"Leprechaun can target a monster on the field and treat it as a tuner," explained Yuju. "I'll target itself, then Synchro summon using it and one of my Faerys! Citizens of the fairy forest, come together to form a benevolent beast that will protect your home! Synchro summon! Level 5! Protector of the Fey— Satyr (ATK: 2400 / DEF: 1500 / LV: 5)!"
Yuju's monster materialised with a note of panpipe music, and the effect of Faery— Folk of the Fey increased his life points.
Yuju LP: 5800 = 6100
"I'll also activate a spell!" Yuju said. "Connection of the Fey! Jabberwocky gains attack equal to the attack of Satyr!"
A green stream of energy surrounded both Satyr and Jabberwocky, upping the latter's attack to 5100.
"Battle!" said Yuju. "Jabberwocky, attack the face-down Idaten! When a monster targeted by Fey connection attacks, it inflicts piercing damage to defence position monsters!"
Jabberwocky sent a blast of energy at Idaten, quickly destroying it. Kachidoki was knocked backwards, crashing into a tree.
Kachidoki LP: 4000 = 1100
Yuju smirked. He didn't realise it, but his eyes were glowing a vivid green and his Dark Signer markings were lighting up, igniting the tree geoglyph on his back.
"I'll end you!" he yelled. "Satyr attacks directly!"
Getting up, Kachidoki revealed a card in his hand. "I activate the effect of Chikyu the Earth Quaking Star (ATK: 2100 / DEF: 0 / LV: 5) in my hand! I negate your direct attack and summon it!"
Satyr's attack was stopped by a rocky barrier, and Chikyu appeared from Kachidoki's hand.
Yuju breathed slowly, the markings on his body fading. "I… I end my turn."
"I draw!" Kachidoki drew a card. "I'll play Star Rebirth to summon Idaten the Conqueror Star from my graveyard!"
A hole opened up in front of Kachidoki, and Idaten rose up from it, swinging its staff.
"Next, I can special summon this card from my hand by tributing one Star monster! I tribute Chikyu to summon Itami the Torturer Star (ATK: 2900 / DEF: 0 / LV: 8)!"
Kachidoki's new monster was wrapped in an animal skin cloak. It carried a long, metal chain covered in spikes and a huge net. An iron mask covered the lower half of its face.
"I battle! Idaten attacks Jabberwocky— Guardian of the Fey and makes its attack zero with its effect!"
Idaten swung its trident at Jabberwocky. The sharp weapon impaled Yuju's creature, destroying it.
Yuju was sent flying backwards, hitting the wall with a crunch. Getting to his knees, he grimaced as his life points dropped.
Yuju LP: 6100 = 3100
"Itami the Torturer Star attacks Faery— Folk of the Fey!
Itami struck Yuju's Faery with its chain, destroying it.
Yuju LP: 3100 = 1200
"At this moment, Itami's effect activates! When it destroys a monster by battle, you take 300 damage for each Star monster in my graveyard. There are three, so that's 900 damage!"
Itami's chain bashed Yuju cruelly across the chest, causing him to fall to his knees.
Yuju LP: 1200 = 300
"I'm going to destroy you," said Kachidoki slowly, his geoglyph lighting up. "You're going to pay for what you did to me!"
Yuju had lost his cocky demeanour. His lip was bleeding badly and he had a nasty black eye. "I… I draw!"
Yuju's eyes began glowing a malevolent green. In the back of his mind, Sasha raged. "Kill him! Destroy him! Make him pay!"
Yuju's mouth split into a warped grin, completely different from his usual cocky smile. "I activate the trap card Defence of the Fey! I perform a Synchro summon using monsters on my field, hand or graveyard! Ghoul— Gangster of the Fey tunes Protector of the Fey—Satyr in my graveyard!"
Yuju's monsters rose into the air as he chanted. "As darkness grows, the Fey bands together to awaken a creature whose existence is carved into the very fabric of creation! Synchro summon! Level 9! Beast of the Fey— Windigo (ATK: 3300 / DEF: 2500 / LV: 9)!"
Yuju's monster appeared beside him, baring its fangs. It was surrounded by a vivid green aura.
"The effect of Windigo activates!" said Yuju. "I negate the effects of all your monsters and halve their attacks!"
Glowing green ropes appeared from Windigo's hands, wrapping around Kachidoki's two monsters and forcing them to the ground as their attack points were halved.
Yuju grinned. Power rushed through him. He snarled hungrily and his geoglyph burned brighter. Green flames licked the air around him.
Kachidoki took a step back, staring fearfully at Yuju, but he froze. Sweat beading his face, his muscles straining, he stepped up to face Yuju. A red aura burst up from behind him, curling and flaming.
The green and red light collided above them, battling for dominance. It swirled around slowly, building up and filling Yuju's vision.
Suddenly the mess of colours shifted, sending Yuju to his knees. His head whirled and colours flashed before his eyes.
With a sound like a whip crack, Yuju keeled over and the world was wiped clean.
Yuju floated aimlessly above a battlefield. He looked down, but realised he had no hands.
No body for that matter.
He was an observer, trapped and unable to interfere with the battle that raged below him.
The battle was of two giant figures, both humanoid in shape. One was a violent, hateful red and the other was a jealous, selfish green.
The slammed into each other punching and kicking and destroying.
Beside each of the massive monsters were small, human figures. The human below the green behemoth stood tall and cocky, a green aura burning around him. A duel monster of terrifying stature was next to him.
The human below the red monster was bruised and beaten. Two weakened, chained monsters were kneeling beside him. The attacks of the giant red spirit were fading.
Suddenly, red spirit threw itself up, growing to an enormous height and throwing the green spirit to the ground. The person who had previously seemed weak drew themselves up, activating a card on their duel disk.
A blast of red light slammed into both the green spirit and the human with the green aura. The duel monster crashed to the ground.
Red flames burned the edges of Yuju's vision the scene disappeared.
Breathing hard, Yuju pushed himself up from the floor. From a sitting position, he saw Kachidoki kneeling across from him, muscles tensed.
"What was that?" he asked Sasha frantically.
Sasha sighed. "That was… the last time I fought my brother…" she trailed off.
Yuju slowly got to his feet, and across from him, Kachidoki did the same.
Kachidoki stuttered. "Did you… did you see that?"
Yuju nodded and was about to reply when Kachidoki seized up, jerking like a poorly controlled puppet. Chaku's voice emanated from his mouth.
"Interesting," he mused. "You have seen what happened the last time I fought my sister."
Yuju nodded, his mouth dry.
"Then you already know what happens next!" Chaku roared, in full control of Kachidoki. "I activate the effect of Chikyu in my graveyard! By banishing it, I can set a trap card from my deck!"
Chaku grinned malevolently as a face-down card appeared on his field. "The card set by Chikyu can be activated this turn, so I'll activate Star Subjugation! By tributing Itami, I can take control of Beast of the Fey— Windigo!"
Yuju quickly countered. "Windigo cannot be targeted by"—
"No effects can be activated in response to Star Subjugation!" cried Chaku triumphantly.
Red chains wrapped around Beast of the Fey— Windigo and dragged it to Kachidoki's side of the field. Howling in pain, the creature was strung up by the chains and forced to face Yuju.
"Defeat him!" cried Sasha, her voice reverberating around his skull. "Don't let him win!"
Yuju breathed hard. "I just need to…" he clutched his stomach and fell to one knee. "I set a monster in face-down defence position and end my turn."
Yuju gritted his teeth as the final card in his hand was set onto the field.
"I draw!" said Chaku. "Prepare yourself, sister. You will feel the pain of defeat once more!"
Chaku laughed evilly. Under his control, Kachidoki strained, but to no avail.
"I attack your face-down monster with Beast of the Fey— Windigo!" Yuju's own monster launched an attack at him, bound by the wicked chains.
Yuju's monster was flipped face-up. It was a spindly, faded creature with haunting, hollow eyes and grey rags for clothes. "The effect of Wight— Weaver of the Fey activates (ATK: 700 / DEF: 1200 / LV: 3)! It can't be destroyed by battle or card effects once per turn!"
Chaku's attack bounced off, causing him to frown. "I'll attack again!" he called. "Idaten attacks!"
Idaten swung its burning trident at Wight, destroying it, but since it was in defence mode Yuju took no damage.
"You think that you've survived?" mocked Chaku. "This will be no different from last time! I activate Pulse Fusion in order to fuse Idaten and Windigo together! Brutal God of destructive power! Embody the spirit of rage and strike down on our foes!"
A red geoglyph of a sword appeared below the duel, stretching to encompass Yuju and Kachidoki. Red flames flared up around the edges, before merging together to form a gigantic figure.
"Fusion summon!" yelled Chaku, shaking with maniacal laughter. "The bringer of calamity! Earthbound God Chaku (ATK: 3500 / DEF: 2000 / LV: 10)!"
Earthbound God Chaku towered above Yuju and Kachidoki. Its body was a pure black apart from the red lines that stretched across its torso, arms and legs. A helmet with massive animal horns adorned its head, and plated armour covered its entire body. Spikes protruded from shoulder and wrist pieces. A huge club wreathed in vivid red fire and serrated thorns was held in its right hand and a diamond shaped shield in the left.
The red aura flew up from Kachidoki, spreading through Yuju's vision. With a slightly familiar tilting sensation, he slipped into nothing.
With a crack of thunder, Yuju appeared over the battlefield he had seen previously.
The green spirit was lying on the ground, held down by red chains. The duelist with the green aura was bruised and beaten, kneeling on the ground.
The red spirit cackled as it stood over its defeated opponent, and its duelist had a monster resembling the giant spirit on their field.
The red duelist called his attack, triumphantly raising a hand. The duel monster swung its sword at the battered green duelist, sending out a wave of red light. They were sent flying backwards, landing next to the defeated green spirit.
"Bow!" a deep voice rang out across the battlefield.
The red duelist stepped forward, his eyes crimson. "Bow before me!" he raised a hand and the sword geoglyph spread across the ground, sending up more chains that further bound his captives.
The defeated duelist raised their head, staring defiantly at the red duelist and spirit. "I'll never bow to you," they spat.
A booming cackle echoed throughout the battlefield. "The you will die," came the deep, booming voice.
Red flames leaped up around the bound duelist licking at their skin. Whimpering in pain, they struggled against the chains.
As the flames edged closer, the green spirit began to writhe, convulsing in the chains. With an unearthly scream of horror, the duelist was covered in fire and the giant spirit began to pulse erratically.
A final cry, then the defeated duelists fell to the ground and the giant spirit exploded in a shockwave of green energy.
Yuju shuddered, imagining the flames licking at his skin, the red chains binding his arms. Sasha shivered in his mind, sending waves of panic through his body. The Earthbound God cowered in fear at the back of his brain.
"I believe I've seen this somewhere before." Kachidoki stood over him, though it was Chaku who spoke. "Me, defeating you? It seems familiar."
Yuju stumbled to his feet, shaking.
"Just give up," mocked Chaku.
Earthbound God Chaku towered over Yuju, its burning sword poised above his head.
Yuju's eyes flashed green and he drew himself up in a last bid to defy the Earthbound God. "There's… there's one thing different from last time."
"What?" asked Chaku. "What is different, Dark Signer? Your master is cowering behind, you, and Earthbound God hiding behind a human. You are truly weak, sister."
"What is it, Dark Signer?" laughed Chaku. "What has changed that will allow you to defeat me?"
Yuju felt a rush of power as Sasha put her last bit of energy threw him. Grinning, he stared directly at Kachidoki. "Me."
Yuju jumped backwards, flipping up the card he had set from the very first turn. "Trap card! Earthbound Seal!"
Yuju lit up with green fire, his geoglyph burning. "When my opponent summons an Earthbound God, I destroy all my cards to take control of it!"
Green chains wrapped around Earthbound God Chaku, dragging it over to Yuju's side of the field. Yuju felt of rush of vindication.
"Go!" urged Sasha. "Destroy him!"
With a roar, Kachidoki leapt at Yuju, the duel abandoned. His hands grasped Yuju's collar and threw him to the ground.
"I'll break you!" came Chaku's malevolent voice. "I'll destroy you!"
Kachidoki dived at him, his hand scrabbling at Yuju's face. Yuju grabbed his wrists, trying to hold him off. His eyes glowed green and his geoglyph began to glow, but Kachidoki's eyes glowed as well.
Effortlessly, he picked Yuju up and threw him into a bench.
"Can't you do something?" he asked Sasha desperately. "Help me!"
Sasha was in a state of panic. "I… I can't! He's too strong!"
Waves of fear and helplessness spread through Yuju's body, and images of the chained green spirit flashed before his eyes.
Kachidoki advanced on him. Stumbling to his feet, Yuju tried to run but was kicked in the side and sent back to the ground.
Slowly but surely, Kachidoki stepped towards the helpless Yuju.
And stopped.
His arms strained to move forward. Sweat beaded his forehead.
"What is this?" said Chaku. "What is happening?!"
Kachidoki spoke, but it was his own voice. "You… do not… control… me!"
A burst of red flared up from behind him. "You're mine, Dark Signer!" said Chaku from Kachidoki's mouth. "You will serve me!"
Chaku tried to take control, but Kachidoki's real voice returned instead. "I… am… not… your… servant!"
Kachidoki looked directly at Yuju. "I end my turn."
With a roar, Kachidoki's tattoos flared red and he jumped at Yuju, who scrambled backwards. "I'll destroy you!" screamed Chaku.
Yuju tried to stand, but the pain in his ribs pushed him back down. "My turn!" he said quickly, drawing a card. Kachidoki slowly advanced on him. His face was strained from resisting Chaku's control, but the Earthbound God was taking over again.
Without looking at the card he drew, Yuju called his attack. "Earthbound God Chaku attacks directly!"
Shouting with anger, Kachidoki leapt at Yuju, but a red blast from the monster's sword threw him backwards.
Kachidoki LP: 1100 = 0
Yuju: WIN
Yuju collapsed, grasping his chest in pain. Breathing hard, he pulled himself up onto a bench.
Kachidoki stood a few metres away from him. His red marking had disappeared and his eyes were the usual blue. He was clutching his side and grimacing in pain.
"Kachidoki…" Yuju began, but he was cut off when Kachidoki held up a hand for silence.
His face a mass of conflicting emotions, Kachidoki stared at Yuju. Anger and confusion shone in his eyes.
Slowly, he spoke. "Thank you."
Kachidoki shot Yuju a look of pure loathing, before limping off into one of the buildings.
Yuju took deep, heavy breaths, his face a mask of pain. "Told you I'd win."
Original Cards:
Ghoul- Gangster of the Fey (EARTH / FAIRY / TUNER / EFFECT / ATK: 1800 / DEF: 1300 / LV: 4): Once pert turn, you can special summon 1 level 4 or lower Fey monster from your deck.
Leprechaun- Librarian of the Fey (EARTH / FAIRY / EFFECT / ATK: 900 / DEF: 1600 / LV: 2): You can target one Fey monster you control, it is treated as a tuner until the end phase.
Connection of the Fey: You can target 1 Fey monster; it gains attack equal to the attack of another Fey monster you control, also it inflicts piercing battle damage (spell card).
Chikyu the Earth Quaking Star (EARTH / WARRIOR / EFFECT / ATK: 2100 / DEF: 0 / LV: 5): When you are attacked directly, you can special summon this card from your hand, and if you do, negate the attack. By banishing this card from your graveyard, you can set one spell or trap card from your deck. The card set by this effect can be activated this turn.
Star Rebirth: Summon one Star monster from your graveyard (spell card).
Itami the Torturer Star (EARTH / WARRIOR / EFFECT / ATK: 2900 / DEF: 0 / LV: 8): When this card destroys a monster by battle, you can inflict 300 damage for each Star monster in your graveyard.
Beast of the Fey- Windigo (EARTH / BEAST / SYNCHRO / EFFECT / ATK: 3300 / DEF: 2500 / LV: 9): Once per turn, you can negate the effects of all monster your opponent controls and halve their attack points. Then, you can discard one card from your opponent's hand for each monster/s that had its effects negated. Fey monsters you control cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects.
Star Subjugation: You can tribute one Star monster you control; take control of one monster your opponent controls (trap card).
Earthbound God Chaku (EARTH / WARRIOR / FUSION / EFFECT / ATK: 3500 / DEF: 2000 / LV: 10): ?
Wight- Weaver of the Fey (EARTH / FAIRY / EFFECT / ATK: 700 / DEF: 1200 / LV: 3): This card cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects once per turn. Once per turn, you can target one Fey monster; increase or decrease its level by 1.
Earthbound Seal: When an opponent summons an Earthbound God monster, destroy all cards you control, then take control of that monster (trap card).
After re-reading I realised this chapter is pretty dark... oh well.
If you have any questions feel free to ask in your review and I'll try to answer them next time I update.