The following takes place during Double Duel.
"I'm telling you there's nothing between us!"
"Yeah, right"
"I swear!"
This is the third time I'm try to explain to Rebecca the reason behind that quick kiss that Luna gave me after our duel.
"Do you think I had the time to shove her away? I didn't even know she would have done that!"
She starts giggling. "All right, I believe you. But just because I can't be angry with you"
Oh thank God!
Our conversation is then interrupted by the figure standing in front of us: Rare Hunter!
"Long time no see, kid" he says.
"You again? What do you want?" I ask unimpressed.
"Master Marik wants you to be part of the Rare Hunters... and a 'no' is not an option"
"Who's this Marik?"
"I already told you: he's our boss. He needs you for something even I don't know about. So, come with us"
He then stretches his hand out, but I slap it. "Forget it!" I answer "Tell your boss he can screw himself!"
"I thought you would have answered like that" he says smirking. He then turns on his Duel Disk. "I also compete in the Battle City tournament, so we'll duel for this!"
I make a smirk of my own. "You're on, punk!"
We both draw our starting hand without adding anything.
"LET'S DUEL!"
LP Richard 4000
LP Rare Hunter 4000
"I will let you go first" he says.
"Good luck, Richard!" Rebecca cheers.
I silently draw my card and slide it into the Duel Disk. "I place a card face-down and Summon Torpedo Fish in Defense Mode!"
A green mechanical fish with red fins appears on my side of the field (DEF: 1000).
"You seem to be a passive opponent" the Rare Hunter comments "You won't beat me like that. It's my turn. I draw!"
He then selects the second card on his right and places it on the Duel Disk. A purple quadruped monster with four yellow eyes and six tentacles on his back appears on his field (ATK: 1500).
"I Summon Worm Dimikles and I use it to attack your Torpedo Fish!"
The monster's tentacles start stretching and going towards my monster.
"I activate the Trap Card Forgotten Temple of the Deep!"
All of a sudden the ground starts shaking and a stonehenge-like structure appears in front of us manifesting a little lake inside it where the monsters are battling. As the water forms Torpedo Fish dives inside it dodging the tentacles.
"This card allows me once per turn to hide one of my monsters into the water!" I explain smirking "You cannot attack what you cannot see!"
"I didn't think you'd use a troublesome card like that..." he comments "I end my turn!"
As my Torpedo Fish comes out of the water I look at my deck and I declare: "It's my turn. I draw!"
As I see the card I drew I place it aside and select the card next to it. "I Summon Cannonball Spear Shellfish in Attack Mode!"
A red slimy monster covered with a pointed shell appears on my field (ATK: 1000).
"What tricks are you planning?" the Rare Hunter asks me.
"You'll see. My turn is finished"
"Don't think I'll go easy on you. It's my turn and I draw!"
I see him smirking as he looks at his new card. "I place one card face-down and end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" I declare "I draw! I obviously know that he didn't attack because I can hide one of my monsters underwater. But that face-down card worries me. I sacrifice my Cannonball Spear Shellfish and I Summon Orca Mega-Fortress of Darkness!"
A giant orca having what it seems like a hangar on its back appears on my field (ATK: 2100).
"Orca Mega-Fortress of Darkness, attack Worm Dimikles!"
My orca dives into the water and comes out under Worm Dimikles with its mouth open, resulting on my monster eating my opponent's.
LP Richard 4000
LP Rare Hunter 3600
"That was awesome, Richard!" Rebecca chirps.
"That was pretty awesome indeed, I have to admit it" the Rare Hunter says.
"Torpedo Fish, it's your turn!"
My command is heard by my monster as he rushes towards my opponent... but at the last second it turns and hits me instead.
LP Richard 3000
LP Rare Hunter 3600
"It seems like I have to go a little more serious on you" the Rare Hunter comments "I've activated my Magic Card Spell of Pain, which allowed me to send the damage back to you"
I growl as he declares:"It's my turn now, so I draw!"
As he draws his card, he places it on his far right and selects the card near it. "I activate the Magic Card Void Slip! Thanks to this card I send one of the cards in my hand to the Graveyard and I destroy one of your monsters!" he explains as a black hole forms behind Orca Mega-Fortress of Darkness.
"Quick, Orca! Dive underwater!"
Strangely, Orca doesn't manage to dive as the power of the black hole prevents it from doing it. It then sucks my monster inside and disappears.
"My card's effect cannot be negated by any card" my opponent explains.
"Oh no!" Rebecca says.
"And now I Summon Worm Tentacles in Attack Mode!"
A yellow monster resembling an octopus appears on the field (ATK: 1700).
"Worm Tentacles, attack Torpedo Fish!"
His monster's tentacles start reaching towards my monster but I command him to dive underwater, so the attack is negated.
"It doesn't matter. Because of my monster's effect, by removing my Worm Dimikles from the Graveyard, it can attack again!"
I clench my teeth as his monster's tentacles crush me for a second as my opponent laughs. "Your restistance is useless!" he says "In the end, it's you who will lose!"
LP Richard 1300
LP Rare Hunter 3600
"My turn is finished"
As those words are said, Torpedo Fish comes back to my field from the water.
"I cannot lose!" I think "For my turn I draw a card!"
As I see it I slide it in my Duel Disk. "I activate the Magic Card Abyss Assault! This card allows me to Summon one Level 5 or 6 WATER monster from my hand without sacrificing anything first!" I explain as I take the first card on my right and place it on my Duel Disk "I Summon Giga Gagagigo!"
My armored reptilian monster appears on the field (ATK: 2450).
"Giga Gagagigo, attack Worm Tentacles!"
My monster rushes towards his and punches it, resulting its destruction.
LP Richard 1300
LP Rare Hunter 2850
"Torpedo Fish, attack directly!"
My monster's dorsal fins start spinning like propellers and it allows Torpedo Fish to quickly reach my opponent and attack him.
LP Richard 1300
LP Rare Hunter 1850
As my monster comes back I see the Rare Hunter smirking at me.
"I need to keep calm" I think "I have the upper hand at the moment and it needs to be like this for the rest of the duel. I end my turn!"
"Then it's back to me. I draw!"
As he draws his new card he slides it immediately in his Duel Disk. "I activate the Magic Card The Dark Door!" he declares "This card allows both of us to attack only with one monster each turn"
He then selects the first card on his right. "I place a monster in Defense Mode and end my turn!"
"I have a bad feeling about this..." I think.
"This will soon be over..." he says chuckling.
"It's my turn now, so I draw!" I declare "His monster is in Defense Mode, so I don't know how much defense points it has. But I doubt it will be stronger than my Giga Gagagigo. Giga Gagagigo, attack his monster in Defense Mode!"
My monster rushes towards his concealed monster, which is revealed to be a pink spiked worm, and destroys it (DEF: 600).
The Rare Hunter chuckles. "I activate the effect of the Needle Worm you just destroyed. With it, you must now send five cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard"
I gasp for a second but then I obey.
"Now it's my turn" my opponent declares "I draw!"
As he sees his new card he smirks. "I use Graceful Charity! This card allows me to draw three cards and discard two"
As he eschanges his cards his lips curve into a creepy smile. "Time for me to go all-out on you!" he declares "I activate the Continuous Magic Cards Battlefield Tragedy and Gravekeeper's Servant!"
"Battlefield Tragedy... and Gravekeeper's Servant?!" I repeat with a terrified look.
"That's right. As long as Battlefield Tragedy stays on the field, if a player attacks, before his first attack he must send five cards from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard" he explains "Also, with Gravekeeper's Servant, everytime you attack, you must send the top card of your Deck to the Graveyard, for a total of six cards!"
"You're planning on destroying my Deck!"
"Correct!"
"Oh no! This combo will be hard to break!" Rebecca says.
The Rare Hunter chuckles as he selects another card. "I place a monster in Defense Mode!" he declares "And now it's time for you to suffer the effects of my combo! I end my turn!"
"Then it's my turn! I draw!" I say "I need to clear your field as fast as possible until you run out of monsters! I send the top six cards of my Deck to the Graveyard and attack your monster with Giga Gagagigo!"
The monster reveals itself as a worm-like monster covered in some sort of black slime (DEF: 0).
"What a cruel and useless act!" the Rare Hunter comments.
All of a sudden his monster appears again on the field.
"When Worm Jetelikpse is destroyed while in face-down Defense Mode I can Special Summon him back instantly!" he explains "And after this action you only have 17 cards left! And now it's my turn again, so I draw! I Summon Shield Worm in Defense Mode!"
A brown and orange worm appears on the field (DEF: 2000).
"When Summoned it allows me to send one card from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard equal to the number of 'Worm' monsters I control, in this case two!"
"What?!" Rebecca exclaims as I send the top two cards of my Deck to the Graveyard.
"And now you have only 15 cards left" my opponent says "I end my turn"
"It's my turn now. I draw!" I declare "I send the top six cards of my Deck to the Graveyard and use Giga Gagagigo to attack Shield Worm!"
My monster quickly rushes towards it and delivers a punch, easily destroying it.
"I end my turn!"
"You only have 8 cards left now! In the next few turns your Deck will be complitely destroyed! Now it's my turn, so I draw!"
As he sees his drawn card he chuckles. "I could simply end my turn now, but I want to finish the game faster!" he says placing the drawn card on his Duel Disk "I Summon Warm Worm in Attack Mode!"
A dark red worm with a flaming crest on its head appears on the field (ATK: 600).
"Attack Torpedo Fish!"
"Is he crazy?!" Rebecca asks "Torpedo Fish has more attack points that that monster!"
My monster quickly rusheds towards his and destroys it.
LP Richard 1300
LP Rare Hunter 1450
"I may have lost Life Points, but I activate Warm Worm's effect!" the Rare Hunter declares "When Warm Worm is destroyed, my opponent must send three cards from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard!"
"But this means Richard will have only 5 cards left!" Rebecca says.
"With it it's over" my opponent says "When you'll draw you'll only have 4 cards in your Deck, meaning you cannot attack me anymore. Then all I need to do is wait for four turns and everything will be over! But for now I end my turn"
He then chuckles. "I thought the Underground King was better than that!"
"Don't listen to him!" Rebecca cries "You can still win!"
I look the floor for a second and then I look at my opponent. "I won't give up!" I declare "It's my turn! I put all my faith in this card! I draw!"
Altered cards:
Shield Worm
Level 4
Insect-Type
EARTH
ATK 800
DEF 2000
Effect: When this card is Summoned, send 1 card from the top of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard for each "Worm" monster you control.
Forgotten Temple of the Deep
Continuous Trap Card
Effect: This card's name is also treated as "Umi". Once per turn, during either player's turn, you can remove 1 WATER monster you control. During the End Phase of the turn, Special Summon that monster. (Author's note: This card's removing effect is Spell Speed 2)
Fanmade cards:
Void Slip
Normal Spell Card
Effect: Discard 1 card and send 1 monster your opponent controls to the Graveyard. Cards or effects cannot be activated in response to this card's activation.
Abyss Assault
Normal Spell Card
Effect: Normal Summon 1 Level 5 or 6 WATER monster from your hand with no Tributes.
And this is how it ends... for the moment, at least. What do you think is the card Richard drew? You'll only know in the next chapter. Until then, hasta la vista!
