***I still don't own Star Wars: The Clone Wars, or Yu-Gi-Oh!***
Previously on Ahsoka in Battle City…
"Looks like Lord Sidious will reward me very handsomely. I'll defeat all of you Jedi, and bring him your rarest and most valuable cards." he said with a maniacal grin. "And after that, I'll find and defeat that foolish Ahsoka Tano, and bring her Pyramid of Light to Lord Sidious!"
To prove his point, he took out his Duel Disk and readied his deck. The solid vision hologram projectors flew out from the sides, and activated as they hummed to life.
"Now, which one of you wants to lose first?" he asked arrogantly.
"The Spell Card known as Swords of Revealing Light!" Barriss declared.
A bright light shone on Ashura's side of the field and took on the form of ten or so swords composed of pure light. And the Sith man could feel the pure magical power radiating from them.
"These magical swords will prevent you from attacking for three full turns, starting now, Ashura!" Barriss said.
Ashura smirked. He had hoped that Barriss would leave herself wide open to an attack by triggering his Trap Card, but this was actually a little better.
"Brace yourself, Jedi! Because I'm about to summon my strongest and rarest monster, and use its power to banish your mind to the Shadow Realm forever!"
The XYZ Duelist's Debut (Finale!)
Current Stats
Barriss: Life Points; 4000/ Current Hand; The Dragon Dwelling in the Deep, Contact with the Aquamirror/ Field; Poseidra, the Atlantean Dragon, Scrap-Iron Scarecrow, Swords of Revealing Light
Ashura: Life Points; 4000/ Current Hand; White Night Dragon, Card Destruction, Mystic Tomato/ Field; Hardened Armed Dragon, Mirror Force
*Now…*
Ashura was sneering in Barriss' direction, ready to take her out and deal the one attack that would bring him one step closer to winning the duel. And thanks to this creature's ability, he'd be able to get rid of those accursed swords.
"It's my draw!" Ashura declared.
He drew his next card, looked at it, and added it to his hand before selecting another card.
"I play Mystic Tomato in Defense Mode!" Ashura said.
His Duel Disk hummed to life as a monster that vaguely resembled a tomato with a jack-o-lantern face carved into it.
(Mystic Tomato: Plant-Type/ DARK/ Level 4/ ATK; 1400/ DEF; 1100)
"But before I continue with my turn, answer this. Why do you use a deck that you clearly aren't comfortable using?" Ashura asked. "Don't you like using your true deck?"
If there's one thing he hates more than anything, it was his opponents fighting below the best of their abilities. And even though his current opponent, Barriss, managed to get an admittedly powerful monster onto the field, he could tell that these Atlantean cards just don't click with her. And it was beginning to grate on his nerves.
As for Barriss? She had her head down with her eyes closed as she thought of how to best answer her opponent.
"It isn't my deck itself, it's what happened when I last used it." Barriss explained.
"I don't think I follow." Ashura said.
The Mirialan duelist closed her eyes and turned her head in shame and self loathing.
"Your leader, Sidious; he took control of me while I was dueling with my real deck! That's how he managed to use me as a pawn in his horrible scheme!" Barriss said.
"And you fear that he'll do so again if you duel with your real deck, am I right?" Ashura asked, making a gesture that said his turn was over.
"Yeah."
Barriss drew her next card, looked at it, then added it to her hand.
"I begin by summoning The Dragon Dwelling in the Deep in Attack Mode!" Barriss declared.
Her own field hummed to life as a new monster appeared on the field. It was a Dragon with ocean blue scales and golden accents. Its wings more resembled fins, and the end of its tail looked like a powerful rudder. The dragon roared with power as it settled itself on the field.
(The Dragon Dwelling in the Deep: Sea Serpent-Type/ WATER/ Level 4/ ATK; 1700/ DEF; 1400)
"Now, I enter my Battle Phase! Poseidra, destroy his Mystic Tomato with Hydro Blast attack!" Barriss ordered.
The massive Dragon roared before launching a stream of pressurized water at the plant monster. An action that caused Ashura to smirk menacingly.
"You played right into my trap, fool! REVEAL THE FACE-DOWN CARD!" Ashura yelled, as his card flipped up. "MIRROR FORCE!"
Suddenly, a magical force field that seemed to be reflective intercepted the attack from Poseidra, blocking the attack. It then shattered like glass, and sent the attack barreling towards Barriss' monsters. It skewered them both, and caused them to blow up, forcing Barriss to grunt and shield herself from the backlash. Fortunately, her Life Points didn't decrease.
And Ashura certainly didn't look very happy due to Barriss' reasons for not dueling with her all.
"You Jedi always say such interesting things, Offee. Aren't you happy to have friends in your pathetic order who are willing to help you OVERCOME YOUR FEARS?" Ashura asked, shouting at the end.
"YES, OF COURSE I AM! BUT I DON'T DESERVE THEIR KINDNESS! Even if I was under the influence of a Sith Lord, I still killed many innocent people in that short amount of time! And i can never be redeemed in the eyes of ANYONE because of it!" Barriss explained, her eyes screwed shut as she remembered all of those dead bodies.
"If that's true, then why did you agree to participate in this tournament?" Ashura asked.
"Because at least this way, I have a chance to repent for my sins." Barriss replied.
Ashura seemed to grin as if that was the answer he was looking for.
"You Jedi certainly are an interesting bunch." he said.
"We get that a lot." Barriss replied.
"NOW, IT'S MY TURN!" declared Ashura as he drew a card. "And I'll start off this turn by sacrificing my Hardened Armed Dragon, and my Mystic Tomato in order to summon… my most wicked beast; White Night Dragon!"
Ashura's monsters were both encased in ice before they shattered. The scattered ice crystals then began to collaborate and form a brand new monster. It was a Dragon that was made entirely of ice! It roared in power as it took flight, and the temperature seemed to drop dramatically.
(White Night Dragon: Dragon-Type/ WATER/ Level 8/ ATK; 3000/ DEF; 2500)
Barriss took a step back at the sight of this creature. It was as strong as a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but something told her that there was more to this dragon than meets the eye.
"This is my strongest and rarest card, and its freezing fire will destroy all that attempt to take it on! But let's not get ahead of ourselves. I'll end my turn by playing my Card Destruction spell card! Now we discard our hands, and start out with a clean slate!" Ashura said.
Both players discarded their hands, and Ashura drew a new card while Barriss drew two cards known as Call of the Atlanteans and Fortress Whale's Oath.
"And with that, I end my turn."
Barriss drew her next card, and saw that it was one of her Atlantean Dragoons cards. Coupled with her Fortress Whale's Oath, and her Call of the Atlanteans spell card, she might be able to pull out a win.
"Alright, first I summon my Atlantean Dragoons in attack mode!" Barriss declared.
Her field hummed to life as two new monsters appeared. These two were aquatic warriors that were armed with lances and riding a pair of seahorses.
(Atlantean Dragoons: Sea Serpent-Type/ WATER/ Level 4/ ATK; 1800/ DEF; 0)
"Now, I activate the Spell Card known as Call of the Atlanteans!"
A card that had a picture of several Atlantean monsters appeared on Barriss' side of the field.
"Allow me to explain how it works. When it's activated, I'm allowed to select up to three Sea Serpent monsters in my Graveyard and special summon them, so long as they are level 3 or lower. And I choose to summon my Atlantean Pikeman in Attack Mode, and my Legendary Atlantean Tridon in Defense Mode!" Barriss declared.
Both monsters took up defensive stances as they reappeared on the field.
(Legendary Atlantean Tridon: Sea Serpent-Type/ WATER/ Level 3/ ATK; 1600/ DEF; 800)
(Atlantean Pikeman: Sea Serpent-Type/ WATER/ Level 2/ ATK; 1400/ DEF; 0)
"And that ends my turn, thus destroying my Swords of Revealing Light." Barriss said.
True to her word, the swords surrounding Ashura's side of the field slowly faded from existence. And you know what that means. His monsters are now free to carry out their attacks.
"Very well, then. My draw!"
Ashura drew his next card, and was quite pleased by what he drew.
"I activate my second Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your face-down!"
Barriss grit her teeth as her Scrap-Iron Scarecrow was destroyed, leaving her monsters open to attack.
"Now, White Night Dragon, unleash your fury! Destroy her Atlantean Pikeman! Blustering Winds!"
The dragon roared in acknowledgement of its master's wishes, and prepared its attack. It took a deep breath, and unleashed a freezing cold gust of wind at the spear wielding monster. It froze in a block of ice before shattering and going back to the Graveyard. But that's when something odd happened.
Barriss gasped and placed her hand where her heart is located. It felt as if she was being destroyed from the inside out with Force Lightning mixed with icicles stabbing at her insides. Naturally, this warranted concern from the spectators who were watching in the crowd. Especially Luminara.
"Barriss, what's happening!? What's wrong!?" the older Mirialan asked in concern.
"I… I don't know…" replied Barriss.
(Barriss: 4000 - 1600 = 2400)
Ashura smirked at the Jedi's pain.
"Nice to see that you noticed the little incentive I put into effect for you to try and win the duel. You see this?" Ashura asked, taking out something from around his neck.
It looked like a light blue shard of glass connected to a golden chain. It was glowing with an intense power that seemed to be feeding off of life energy.
"This is a Shard of Light; a creation of Lord Sidious. He fashioned one for each of his Light Hunters with the power of his Dagger of Light. And when a Light Hunter activates the power of his Shard of Light, it increases the stakes of the duel." Ashura said with a smirk. "Whoever loses the duel will have their soul banished to the Shadow Realm forever!"
All of the spectators in the crowd gasped upon hearing this. Having one's soul destroyed was like having not existed at all! And they knew that even though she bombed the Jedi Temple and killed many innocent people, Barriss didn't deserve that!
But Barriss didn't look like she was ready to go down just yet.
"It's my move!" Barriss declared as she drew her next card.
She looked at it, and saw that it was exactly what she needed to stop that dragon and save her Life Points, as well as her soul. It was a risky move, but it had to be done.
"Now, I summon my second Atlantean Dragoons in Attack Mode!" Barriss declared.
A second pair of seahorse riding warriors appeared on her field, ready to defend Atlantis.
(Atlantean Dragoons: Sea Serpent-Type/ WATER/ Level 4/ ATK; 1800/ DEF; 0)
"And now that I have two monsters of equal level on my field, I can build the Overlay Unit to call upon a much mightier beast!" Barriss said, as she overlayed her Atlantean Dragoons cards and drew a card from her extra deck.
A black portal opened up in front of the Mirialan, and her two Atlantean Dragoons turned into energy before flying into it. A pair of purple eyes lit up from the portal as something growled within the vortex.
"I summon the XYZ monster, Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon!"
Something flew out of the portal as it closed up, and a new monster took to the field. But there's something about this dragon that's eerily familiar. For one thing, its basic body design is similar to that of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, but there are several key differences. For one thing, this dragon was mostly purple and black with a moderate amount of armor that was teal and silver with fuchsia accents here and there. It also had several blades that formed its wings with a single purple orb in each wing. It also had smaller blades protruding from its forearms, head, chin, and the end of its tail. Twin orbs orbited the dragon like electrons orbiting an atom.
The dragon let loose a roar so loud, one thought a tremor might have happened.
(Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon: Dragon-Type/ XYZ/ DARK/ Level 4/ ATK; 2500/ DEF; 2000)
While surprised that his opponent was able to XYZ summon, Ashura wasn't too worried. This dragon has only 2500 attack points. It was nowhere near strong enough to destroy his White Night Dragon. But it looked like Barriss has yet to finish.
"And now, I activate Dark Rebellion Dragon's special ability! By removing two Overlay Units, my dragon can halve the attack of your own!" Barriss declared.
The lights orbiting Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon were absorbed into the orbs in its wings, and the dragon roared as it sent out an aura of dark purple energy. This energy engulfed White Night Dragon, causing it to grow limp and weak.
(White Night Dragon: ATK; 3000 ÷ 2 = 1500)
Ashura growled in anger. This made things much more difficult now that his strongest monster was rendered weak. But Barriss was smirking as her eyes began to glow with a faint purple energy.
"Oh, and here's the kicker! The attack power that your monster lost is now added to MY dragon's own!" Barriss added.
"NO! IMPOSSIBLE!" Ashura yelled in denial.
But it was true. The aura retracted from White Night Dragon, and Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon growled as it grew even more powerful with the power it took from its enemy.
(Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon: ATK; 2500 + 1500 = 4000)
"And now, I switch my Legendary Atlantean Tridon to Attack Mode."
The Sea Serpent monster growled as it got ready to strike.
"Now, Dark Rebellion, send that dragon back to the Ice Age with XYZ Firestorm!" Barriss commanded.
Her dragon roared in acknowledgement, took a deep breath, and flew up into the air before launching a literal storm of purple and black fire blasts at the Dragon. The weakened White Night Dragon didn't stand a chance, and blew up upon contact with the dark fire.
Ashura grunted as he felt much of his soul being drained along with his Life Points.
(Ashura: 4000 - 2500 = 1500)
"I'm sorry that it's come to this, Ashura. I didn't want anyone to die, but you've left me with no choice." Barriss said regretfully. "This ends here! LEGENDARY ATLANTEAN TRIDON, STRIKE HIM DOWN!"
The sea serpent monster hissed and charged at Ashura. The Sith Pureblood didn't have time to feel any pain as he lost his remaining Life Points, and his soul.
(Ashura: 1500 - 1600 = 0000)
As the Sith fell to the ground, his Shard of Light shattered as its job was done. The holograms disappeared from the field, Barriss closed her eyes and waited for the crowd to attack her. The people and aliens in the chair did indeed charge at her, but what followed startled her greatly.
The crowd erupted into cheers and began to throw her up into the air, chanting her name in praise. For a moment, she didn't know what to think, but Barriss soon smiled and began laughing as she realized something. The people were beginning to forgive her!
Luminara smiled upon seeing this. She knew that the duels here are broadcasted all over Battle City, so she was pretty sure that plenty of people saw her Padawan's duel. Walking over to Ashura's now soulless body, the older Mirialan picked up his Locator Card and his White Night Dragon.
"I'll hold onto these until Barriss is free from her new fans."
Barriss was now being asked several questions by the public, and answered each one truthfully to the best of her ability. But her mind was not on the task at hand. She knows now that Sidious is indeed in Battle City, and that means Ahsoka is in grave danger. Along with anyone else who holds an Item of Sacred Light.
Her resolve steeled as she thought one thing.
"Ahsoka… I swear that I'll find you, and help you destroy Darth Sidious! And when I do, we'll duel for the title of Battle City Champion!"
***To Be Continued***