Sorry I took so long, major writers block. But now we return to check on the….
You know come to think of it, if Yuzu is a pink lemon and Rin is a green apple, then what fruits are Serena and Ruri? I suppose with her hair Ruri could be a plum or a blackberry, but Serena? Any ideas.
But that aside, oh wait Reira has something to say. Go on say it.
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Dah! Spoilers! Erase all that! We'll put it in a blooper real or something!
I own nothing! Except OC's, and the idea to write this, also any card I create, but I don't own anything that is Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC – V!
(Events: Episodes 18-20)
While Rin was off starting her duels all over again (why, she refused to tell) Ruri was looking for only one more match. She roamed across the streets of Maiami City looking for her final opponent. It was harder than it looked. So many people had already qualified and registered that it was becoming impossible to just go up and ask.
She decided that she would get nowhere if she continued to just wonder aimlessly, and decided to rest and get something to drink. She ended up in a quaint Duel Monsters themed café, with posters of famous tournaments and waiters who dressed as monsters.
After being handed a menu, Ruri browsed over to see if there was something she wanted. Almost immediately she decided against some kind of Blue-Eyes themed coffee because A) she didn't drink coffee, and B) It was ridiculously expensive. Eventually she decided on a cup of tea.
Ruri found herself enjoying her small break. It reminded her of the days before the Invasion. No fighting, no struggling to survive, just a time of peace and tranquility. Of course, it seemed that every time it was quiet, someone decided to start a duel. Her teacher often said that duels were the best way to talk. It allowed both the duelists and the audience to see something truly amazing.
Yusho Sakaki. Ruri wondered if he had known. He did mention that she reminded him of someone he knew, probably Yuzu, when they had met. Was it possible that he had already known about the counterparts?
A terrible thought came to mind. Sayaka had said that he disappeared not long after the invasion, and he first started teaching at the Duel School only a year prior. Was it possible that he came to Heartland because he was the one who greenlit the invasion?
"No." Ruri shook the thought out of her head. Yusho had been like an uncle to her, kind to everyone he met, despite their actions. But he was also an entertainer, someone who could manipulated the crown and convince the audience in illusions. Everything he'd said to her, every kindness, for all she knew it could have been an act. An act that lead to the destruction of her home, the suffering of her friends and family, the loss of so many innocents.
Her pondering was interrupted by a tugging at her side. Ruri looked over to see a boy, no older than six or seven, looking at her. Curious as to what the child wanted, she spoke first. "Hello there? Is there something I can help you with?"
"Yes you can." The child said, sounding like he was trying to act older than he was. "I think you are pretty. Can I have some of your hair?" He asked, even holding his hand out.
As creepy and laughable as it was, Ruri did find it kind of sweet that the child found her pretty. A moment before she could answer, a waitress in a Dark Magician Girl outfit called over to them from behind the counter.
"Yuuki, Mom and Dad said that you can hang out at the café as long as you didn't ask questions like that to the costumers." She asked. It wasn't until Ruri looked at the waitress that she got a face. She couldn't have been much older than Ruri was, her brown eyes were serious, yet also seemed adventurous and thrill seeking. Her whitish blonde hair was tied into a ponytail that laid across her neck. She continued to scrub the counter as she spoke. "Now come on, I need your help with those Stardust Cookies."
Reluctantly, Yuuki went over to help. "We shall met again beautiful woman." He whispered as he left.
Ruri chuckled, the child's innocence managed to brighten up her day. She finished her drink and left the café, looking for her final opponent.
"Seriously, that's all you have to say!?" Yuzu shouted, her father starting to become very afraid.
"Yes! You've had that bracelet since you wore born. Well, you didn't come out with the bracelet on your wrist or anything but, it's been so I don't exactly remember it's just…."
"Never mind, I guess it was a long shot." Yuzu sighed. She'd hoped that maybe learning about her bracelet might have given her a hint about how to find Ruri, but so far her search has gone nowhere.
"Why do you want to know where you got your bracelet anyway?"
"It's just, I'm doing a favor for a friend. He asked me to find someone who had a bracelet that was similar to mine." She explained.
At the mention of the word 'he', Shuzo's fatherly instincts kicked in. "He?' This person is a he? How long exactly have you known him? He hasn't done anything suspicious has he?!"
SMACK!
"Ow…"
"The person I'm talking about is just a friend!" Offended by her father's lack of trust, Yuzu gave a powerful slap with her fan. "Besides, he made it clear that the person he's looking for means a lot to him. It's pretty obvious he likes her."
"Oh. So it's kind of like you and Yuya. It's pretty obvious you want to be more than just friends."
SMACK!
"Okay I set myself up for that one."
"Xyz! Xyz!" A traumatized Yuya repeated. It was brief, but he'd seen a strange duelist perform a powerful Xyz Summon, taking out three LDS students at once. After the incident he ran as far away from the duelist as possible until he ran out of breath. When he woke up he was sitting on a pile of trash bags and Nico Smiley was asking him why.
Not understanding Yuya's dismay, Nico spoke. "Is something wrong with Xyz Summoning?"
"A monster!" Yuya frantically said. "A terrifying monster showed up and blew everyone away!"
"Blew them away? Where are those people?"
"Uh, well I kind of ran off in the other direction."
"How could there be a monster attacking people outside a Duel Stadium and in the middle of the city?" Nico questioned. Without a Solid Vision system there was no way a monster could have attacked people and cause real harm. "You sure you didn't just dream it?"
"A dream…" Yuya hadn't thought of that. But it felt so real. The monster, the screaming, the attack. The shrieking, oh the monster's cry. He would remember it forever.
"Sheesh, what were you even doing sleeping on the side of the rode? Is this some kind of method acting thing? Okay never mind that! The real question is what are you doing here when you have an important match coming up?"
It took only a second for Yuya to realize this. "Why didn't you say so sooner!? Come on I'm going to be late!" He said as dashed away, only stopping when Nico called his name.
"Yuya, the place you're dueling at would be in the other direction."
Ruri sat down at a bench in the middle of a small park. She still had not found anyone to duel so she decided that maybe she would stop searching for the day. In front of her, children frolicked and played on swing sets and teeter-totters. The scene reminded her about the days before the invasion, where children would could just be kids and not worry about surviving.
She craned her head over to the right to see two kids dueling. Ruri recalled the countless times when little kids would gather around whenever a duel would start. It was one of the few times Shun would actually show a gentle side to him, Yuto as well. Both of them could be serious at times, but a good duel with kids cheering them on always make them happy.
How it broke her heart when she made the decision to stay away after escaping from Academia. After all the pain that Shun and Yuto, their friends Allen and Sayaka as well, must have endured after she was kidnapped. But she kept telling herself it was the best choice. Academia would no doubt go after Standard to find Yuzu, and maybe even Rin and herself. Being in Maiami city this past few weeks, seeing such a peaceful city much like how her own was, she couldn't let that happen again to anyone.
"I knew we'd meet again beautiful woman." Ruri turned around to see the boy from the café, Yuuki, standing right beside her. His sister was right behind him.
"Okay Romeo, you've had your moment. Now go and play with some kids your own age." She said. Yuuki went over to a set of swings while he gave Ruri some kind of pouty face. Once he turned around the two girls burst into laughter.
"I'm sorry my brother does that. We don't know why in all honesty." Yuuki's sister said. Now that she wasn't working, she had changed her attire to more casual clothes. She wore a pair of blue jeans, a gray shirt and a red leather jacket. "Seriously sometimes I wonder what goes on in that sugar fueled head of his."
"It's fine. In all honesty I think its kind off sweet." Ruri smiled. The other girl however, just gave a smirk.
"Well don't let him hear you say that, otherwise he'll be talking about you in his sleep for a week." She said, Ruri giving a small chuckle. "I'm Emma, Emma Shiratori." She introduced herself as.
"Ruri Kurosaki. And you don't have to explain crazy brothers to me, if you met my brother you'd know why." True Shun did have his moments. There was this time when she was in sixth grade and she got found a small box of chocolates on her desk on Valentine's Day. After she told Shun about this she would often see him outside her classroom peering inside to see if it happened again.
"Does your brother go through you clothes and use your shirts as capes when he plays superhero?" Emma questioned. Ruri answered with no, recalling some of her brother's stranger actions, which he justified as 'being an older brother.'
The two girls continued to talk for some time. Ruri was careful not to reveal anything to specific about herself, such as being from an alternate dimension. She learned that Emma wanted to be a world traveler when she was older, and working in her parent's café was a way to start earning money. Emma said that her parents weren't that supportive, they wanted Emma to have more practical goals in mind.
"Yeah, they keep telling me to find a different dream. They don't listen when I try to explain to them what I mean. I don't want to travel and go Indiana Jones or anything. I just want to go and see what else life has to offer. So, what do you want to do?" Emma asked.
"Well, I've always wanted to be a pro duelist. I just want to put a smile on people's faces."
"That's juts it." Emma said, her face lighting up. "I want to travel the world as a pro duelist. That's why I'm trying to qualify for the Maiami Championship. I only have one more match to win."
"Me too!" Ruri said, amazed at the coincidence. Emma smiled as she came up with an idea.
"Well, seeing as we have only one duel to win each, I say we take care of that right now." She pulled out a pale green duel disk and placed it on her arm. "So what do you say to a friendly duel?"
Ruri stood up and prepared to grab her own duel disk when she remembered something important. The people of Standard only had access to Solid Vision when dueling in stadiums while her own duel disk was programmed with it. Remembering what happened during her duel with Shingo and his henchmen calling her a witch, she needed to change the situation.
"Could we maybe duel in someplace where the duel can feel more real?"
It took her some convincing, but Emma agreed to duel Ruri in an Action Duel. Fortunately her Uncle owned a duel school and the students had off for the day so they had the whole place to themselves. Or rather they would have if Yuuki hadn't brought all of his friends and their parents.
"Action Field on! Field Magic, Sky Tree Bird Cage!" The field became enveloped in light as the Real Solid Vision system turned on. When it died down, Ruri and Emma were standing atop a massive tree shaped castle, old and branchless.
From the sidelines, Yuuki voiced his thoughts. "I don't know who to route for. My sister! Or the love of my life!"
"Love of your life, you just met her today." One of his friends commented.
"Yeah, and you said the same thing last week about some other girl to." Another pointed out. Yuuki rubbed his head nervously with an awkward grin, it was true.
"Just so you know I have no plans on going easy. If I lose this match I have to start all over again." Emma said from the other side of the field.
"Me neither. But let's both do our best." Ruri replied as her duel disk activated, Emma nodding in agreement.
"DUEL!"
[Ruri LP: 4000 Hand: 5 (VS) Emma LP: 4000 Hand: 5]
[Turn 1: Ruri]
"I'll go first." Ruri scanned the cards in her hand and gasped. One of her cards was one of the Pendulum Monsters that Ren had made for her deck. "As I am right now, I cannot Pendulum Summon. And even if I could, using Pendulum cards would definitely draw a lot of attention to myself. However…" "I summon Lyrical Luscinia – Opal Swan!" [Hand: 5-4]
A bird girl themed after a swan gracefully descended onto the field. Her feathers were a beautiful white and shined a rainbow of colors. On her swan headdress was a pair of shining opal stones. She gave a twirl and posed like a ballerina. [0 ATK/ 700 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ P.S. 0/ Winged-Beast]
"It's a swan! A sign of affection!" Yuuki cried, one of his friends eyeballing him.
"Just a coincidence."
"Hmm, so you use a bird-themed deck as well." Emma stated. "Guess this makes the duel even more interesting."
"I guess it does." Ruri answered back before continuing her turn. "Once per turn, I can shuffle Opal Swan into my deck and summon a different monster in her place." Opal Swan bowed her head before she flew above the crowd and into the sky. "I shuffle Opal Swan and Special Summon Cobalt Sparrow."
Flying down past Opal Swan came Cobalt Sparrow, singing a bunch of notes. [0 ATK/ 100 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged-Beast]
"Now that Cobalt Sparrow has been Special Summoned, I activate her effect, letting me add Lyrical Luscinia – Amethyst Dove to my hand. [Hand: 4-5] And because I control a Level One Winged-Beast, I can Special Summon both Lyrical Luscinia – Sapphire Swallow and another Winged-Beast! Come, Sapphire Swallow, Garnet Cardinal!" [Hand: 5-3]
The two bird girls came down to the field. Sapphire Swallow landed next to Cobalt Sparrow, singing a similar song. [100 ATK/ 0 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast]
The other one in red flew with her. Her Cardinal headdress was tufted to resemble a crest just like a real one, black hair framing her face. On her ears were a pair of garnet earrings. [300 ATK/ 300 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast]
The three birds harmonized their voices, amazing the audience who listened to the beautiful singing. Ruri smiled at their enjoyment. This was the type of dueling she believed in. Getting into the moment of things, she raised her voice to draw in the crowd, much like Yusho would often do.
"Next, I activate the effect of Amethyst Dove in my hand, discarding her to draw one card for every Level one Winged-Beast I control." She said as she slid the card into her Graveyard. The spirit of Amethyst Dove briefly appeared, singing in tune with Ruri's monsters. "I control three, therefore I draw three cards!" [Hand: 3-2-5]
Ruri smiled as she made her next move. "I Overlay Level One Cobalt Sparrow, Sapphire Swallow and Garnet Cardinal. With these three monsters, I construct the Overlay Network!" The three birds transformed into streaks of light and flew into the galaxy-like portal.
"Shining bird who supports her flock, sing your song of beauty and echo across time! Xyz Summon! Fly Down, Rank 1! Lyrical Luscinia – Recite Starling!"
From the center of the portal came an older looking bird girl. This one had light purple skin and a Starling themed headdress. Her outfit was a dark color scheme of blues and purples. Star like designs covered her wings and part of her skirt. Three green spheres of light circled her. [0 ATK/ 0 DEF/ WIND/ Rank 1/ OVU: 3/ Winged Beast/ Xyz]
Emma and the audience gasped in surprise. "Whoa, didn't see that coming. Xyz Summoning is something you don't learn unless you go to some kind of prestige school like LDS."
"Well I guess you can say I'm full of surprises. Recite Starling's effect activates, the effect of Sapphire Swallow chaining!" Ruri declared as she held her hand out towards her monster. "Since I used Sapphire Swallow to Xyz Summon while she's on the field, I give the monster that was Summoned the ability to attach one Lyrical Luscinia monster in my Graveyard to it as an Overlay Unit! I attach the Amethyst Dove that I discarded before!" A portal opened up and another sphere of green light flew towards Recite Starling, joining the other three. [OVU: 3-4]
"Next, Recite Starling gives one monster on the field 300 ATK and DEF for every Overlay Unit she currently has. And because she's the only monster on the field, I have no choice but to target Recite Starling herself." The Xyz bird glowed as her ATK and DEF rose to a mediocre 1200. "And now I activate the effect of Recite Starling that was granted by the Garnet Cardinal I used to Xyz Summon her with! Once per turn, I can increase my Life Points by half my monster's current ATK!" Recite Starling gave a little tune as Ruri was enveloped in a strengthening light. [Ruri LP: 4000-4600]
"Now that I've used the effect from Garnet Cardinal, I use the effect of Recite Starling. Once per turn, I can detach an Overlay Unit to add a Level one Winged-Beast type monster to my hand!" One of Recite Starling's Overlay Units was absorbed into the beak of her headdress and Ruri added a card to her hand. "I detach Sapphire Swallow and add Lyrical Luscinia – Turquoise Warbler to my hand." [OVU: 4-3] [Hand: 5-6] "Finally I place two cards face down and end my turn." [Hand: 6-4]
"You definitely accomplished a lot, but you monster only has 1200 ATK." Emma said as she reviewed Ruri's turn. "There must be more to it."
"There is." Ruri answered, gesturing to Recite Starling. "Because of Cobalt Sparrow, you can't target my monster with card effects, and any damage I take involving Recite Starling is inflicted to you as well."
"Well I guess than I have to be careful about my next move than won't I." Emma was in a challenge, and she loved a challenge. She smiled as she took her turn.
(Turn 2: Emma)
"My turn, draw!"[Hand: 5-6] "I summon Phoenix Egg!" [Hand: 6-5]
A small egg in a nest materialized in front of Emma. It was a beautiful swirl of red, yellow, orange and pink. [0 ATK/ 0 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 1/ Pyro]
Ruri looked puzzled at her opponent's move. Why would she summon a monster with 0 ATK? Of course, she was one to talk, her Extra Deck was filled with 0 ATK monsters.
"Well, looks like this round goes to my sister." Yuuki stated, knowing his sister's next move.
"Bet you're wondering why I summoned Phoenix Egg right? Well it's because of its effect. During the Standby Phase after this card was summoned, I can banish it to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Phoenix from my Deck or hand. But why wait when I can do that now!
I activate Phoenix Hatchery!" [Hand: 5-4] A card depicting Phoenix Egg in the warm embrace of a parent Phoenix appeared as the real Phoenix Egg began to crack. "This card allows me to activate the effect of Phoenix Egg immediately! I banish Phoenix Egg and summon Petit Phoenix from my Deck!"
In a burst of fire, the egg was destroyed. In its place was a small yellow baby bird. Its crest and tail feathers were colored orange, and atop it's heard was a small egg shell. [500 ATK/ 500 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 2/ Winged Beast]
"Aww, it's so cute!" A child commented, gushing over the young hatchling.
"It really is a beautiful thing, seeing life begin." Emma said, pointing to her monster. "Now than, I activate the effect of Petit Phoenix. I banish it and the Phoenix Hatchery in my Graveyard to Summon a Level 6 or lower Phoenix from my hand or Deck! Appear, Adolescent Phoenix!"
The young phoenix was engulfed in flames and began to transform. It doubled in size and gained more tail feathers and its features were now sharper and more mature. [1500 ATK/ 1000 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 4/ Winged Beast]
"Next, I activate the Equip Spell, Phoenix Flute!" [Hand: 4-3] A golden flute appeared in the talons of Adolescent Phoenix. "The monster equipped with this card has its DEF increased by 300!" The flute began to play, despite no one playing it. Adolescent Phoenix hummed in tune as its DEF went to 1300.
"Battle! Adolescent Phoenix attacks Lyrical Luscinia – Recite Starling!" The phoenix flew to the air, its body emitting bright flames. Recite Starling began to sing loudly in return. Ruri was too caught up in the monster's fighting that she failed to notice her opponent grabbing an Action Card.
"Action Magic, Up Rise! This card gives my monster an additional 400 ATK and it negates the effects of the monster it battles!" Recite Starling's voice grew lower as Adolescent Phoenix released more flames, its ATK growing to 1900. The bird dived down at high speeds, aiming to strike down the opposing monster.
"Trap Activate!" Ruri countered, not ready to lose her only monster just yet. "Lyrical Luscinia – Bird Shield!" The Trap depicted Sapphire Swallow hiding beneath a large shield, being hit by a sword. A real version materialized in front of Recite Starling. "This card can equip onto Recite Starling to prevent any battle destruction!"
"But you still take damage!" Adolescent Phoenix collided with the shield, knocking Recite Starling back. Ruri braced herself as she felt the force of the impact. [Ruri LP: 4600-3900]
"How could I have forgotten about Action Cards?" Ruri mentally exclaimed. She had heard Yushou mention them from time to time, so she knew how they worked. But she hadn't expected the use of one this early.
"Now that my attack is over, Adolescent Phoenix's ATK returns to normal. I Set two cards and end my turn!" [Hand: 3-1]
[Turn 3: Ruri]
"My turn, Draw!" [Hand: 4-5] Before Ruri could make another move however, Emma played one of her Traps.
"Trap Activate! Phoenix Burst!" A card depicting a phoenix turning to ash as it flew through the air flipped up on Emma's field. "During your Standby Phase, I can destroy a Phoenix monster I control and deal you damage equal to its ATK. I destroy Adolescent Phoenix, and you take 1500 damage!"
Adolescent Phoenix lit itself a flame and flew right over Ruri. It exploded with great might, knocking Ruri of her feet. [Ruri LP: 3900-2400]
"Your sister is really something." One of the children said.
"Yeah, but she doesn't have any monsters on her field anymore. So unless she has that other card on her field, she might lose if Ruri pulls out a stronger monster." Yuuki said, still not sure of who he wanted to win.
Ruri, meanwhile was mentally scolding herself. "I already had Lapis Martin in my hand from when I used Amethyst Dove's effect. I could have used its effect to negate that damage and summon another monster as well. But I didn't think remember its effect! My brother would have remembered to use an effect like that. Wait, maybe that's it! I'm been so focused on what happened to Shun and Yuto that I've been forgetting to focus on the duel! Well I can't worry about that now, I have to win, to help stop Academia and whatever it was that Ren spoke about."
"First I use the effect of Recite Starling given by Garnet Cardinal and gain 600 Life Points." Recite Starling sung her healing song again, restoring some strength to Ruri. [Ruri LP: 2400-3000]
"I summon Lyrical Luscinia – Emerald Robin!" [Hand: 5-4] A little robin girl in red, with grayish brown wings flew down next to Recite Starling. Light orange red hair draped over her should, decorated with an emerald barrette. [0 ATK/ 200 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast]
"When Emerald Robin is summoned or Special Summoned, I can discard one Lyrical Luscinia monster and add another one from my deck to my hand. I send Lapis Martin to my Graveyard and add Topaz Weaver!" [Hand: 4-3-4]
"Next, I activate the effect of Topaz Weaver, returning Emerald Robin from my field to my hand in order to Special Summon her!" [Hand: 4-3]
Emerald Robin ascended back into the sky, passing by Topaz Weaver. This bird girl was a dull greenish-yellow that faded to white. A bracelet with a large topaz glimmered brightly on her wrist. [200 ATK/ 100 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast]
"Because Topaz Weaver was Special Summoned, I can Special Summon one Winged Beast monster from my Graveyard! Revive, Lapis Martin!"
Flying out of the graveyard came Lapis Martin. She looked identical in terms of physical appearance to Sapphire Swallow, only a bit larger and her flight attendant like outfit was black with a steely blue sheen. [100 ATK/ 200 DEF/WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast]
"So you have two Level ones. You must be planning another Xyz Summon, are you not?" Emma asked.
"Yes." Ruri answered before extending her arm to her monsters. "I Overlay Level One Topaz Weaver and Lapis Martin! With these two monsters I construct the Overlay Network! Sparkling birds glimmering in the sky! Flock together and harmonize your superb melody! Xyz Summon! Fly in the sky! Rank 1, Lyrical Luscinia – Chorus Lyre!"
Ascending from the spiraling portal came an adult bird girl, the same height as Recite Starling. Her attire was brownish gray with red tips at her wings. Matching her skin were a pair of yellow eyes that glistened like a precious gem. On the center of her headdress was a small harp, and trailing from the back of her dress was a group of feathers that took the shape of a lyre. [0 ATK/ 0 DEF/ WIND/ Rank 1/ OVU: 2/ Winged Beast/ Xyz]
"Chorus Lyre gives all monsters I control 100 ATK and DEF for each Overlay Unit she has, and because of the effect of Topaz Weaver, she can gain even more Overlay Units. I attach Sapphire Swallow from my Graveyard to Chorus Lyre!" Ruri declared, a sphere or light traveling from her Graveyard and joining the ones around her new monster. [OVU: 2-3]
Chorus Lyre spun around in the air as she sung, raising her ATK and DEF to a mere 300. Recite Starling was affected by the song as well, her stats going to 1500.
"If she was going to summon Chorus Lyre and make Recite Starling stronger, than why did she use Garnet Cardinal's effect before she Xyz Summoned again?" Emma said internally, wondering why Ruri would make a move like that.
"It's bad for Ruri right now, if she can't win before my sister gets out her ace, then it's over for her. BOOM! Splat!" Yuuki said, charged with energy from watching the duel.
Upon hearing this, Ruri began to consider her next move carefully. "If her ace is as powerful as it sounds, then I need to end this duel now." "I use the effect of Recite Starling once again, detaching Garnet Cardinal from her and adding a second Sapphire Swallow to my hand." [Hand: 3-4]
"Next I activate the Continuous Spell, Lyrical Luscinia – Bird Flight!" [Hand: 4-3] A card depicting many of a trio Sapphire Swallows flying appeared. "Once per turn, I can switch the battle position of each Lyrical Luscinia monster I control that declared an attack." "That way if Emma's other card can turn things around I still have a backup plan."
From the other side of the field, atop a flight of stairs carved into the tree, Emma stared at Ruri skeptically. "She's trying too hard to cover every mistake she makes. Something must be up."
"Battle! Lyrical Luscinia – Recite Starling, direct attack!" Ruri declared. Recite Starling spun around gracefully, releasing many feathers that flew towards Emma like shooting stars.
"Trap Activate! Howling Call!" Emma's other card, featuring two canine figures sitting atop a pile of rocks in the middle of a starry night sky, revealed itself. "When you declare an attack, I can summon up to two Beast, Beast-Warrior or Winged Beast monsters from my deck! Come, Phoenix Wolf, Phoenix Fox Drive!"
Intercepting the attack of Recite Starling came two bursts of flame. The first one took the shape of a red brown wolf, whose thick fur resembled fire. [1500 ATK/ 800 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 4/ Beast]
The other took the form of a red orange fox. The lower half was made purely of fire and circled under the fox. It took a defensive curl [800 ATK/ 1500 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 4/ Beast]
Ruri grimaced, Emma did have a card to counter her. Recite Starling couldn't defeat both those monsters and Chorus Lyre was too weak to beat either of them. But fortunately for her, she had one more trick up her sleeve. "I cancel the attack of Recite Starling, but with the effect of Chorus Lyre, she can attack directly."
Chorus Lyre flew up and over Emma's monsters and belt out a powerful high note. Emma, who had been running to get an action card, stopped dead in her tracks. [Emma LP: 4000-3700]
"I use the effect of Lyrical Luscinia - Bird Flight and change both my monsters to Defense position." Ruri's Spell card glowed as she adjusted the positions of her monsters. Both Chorus Lyre and Recite Starling took a kneeling stance. "Turn End."
"At this time, the effect of Phoenix Burst activates and Adolescent Phoenix is revived." Emma said as the ashes of Adolescent Phoenix were swept up. Once they took the shape of their previous life, they were engulfed in flame and transformed back into the immature phoenix.
[Turn 4: Emma]
"Atashi no turn, Draw!" [Hand: 0-1] Emma looked at the card she drew and smiled.
Yuuki noticed the look on his sister's face. "Uh oh, I know that look. Ruri's in big trouble."
"First I activate the effects of Phoenix Wolf and Phoenix Fox Drive. I send them to the Graveyard and destroy one Spell and Trap card on your field. Say goodbye to Bird Shield and Bird Flight!" Emma commanded. Her monsters were engulfed in flames and dashed right at Ruri's cards and destroyed them.
"Now I activate the effect of Adolescent Phoenix. I banish it and the Trap, Howling Call to summon from my Deck, Majestic Phoenix!"
Adolescent Phoenix was consumed by flames and began to grow. Once the flames died down, the phoenix's mature form had come to the field. The bird was large with a slender yellow body. Its wings were divided into two layers, the first that shimmered like fire, and the second that glittered the colors of the rainbow. Seven feathers formed a tail that shimmered in the sunlight. [2500 ATK/ 1500 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 7/ Winged Beast]
"And now for the grand finale, I banish Majestic Phoenix on my Field as well as Wolf and Fox Drive from my Graveyard to summon from my hand, the strongest of Phoenixes!" Emma said, her voice echoing across the field.
"The strongest of phoenixes?" Ruri repeated, concerned about what Emma would play next.
Majestic Phoenix was lit aflame, its body growing almost as large as the tree castle. "Immortal bird, rise from ages past and fly again! Level 8, Grand Phoenix!" Emma chanted. When the flames died out, the aged phoenix revealed itself. Its body was adorned with scars and scratches, one of which forcing him to close his left eye. The feathers of its body had also dulled with age. [3000 ATK/ 2000 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 8/ Winged Beast] [Hand: 1-0]
Ruri stood in awe of Emma's monster, unable to think of a way to defeat it. Emma smiled at Ruri's expression. From the side lines, Yuuki audibly groaned.
"Oh man, this means the duel's over now."
Yuuki's words didn't go unnoticed, Ruri had heard them. "What does that mean?"
"He means now I'm going to win." Emma answered from atop her monster. "The effects of Wolf and Fox Drive activate because they were banish! I banish from your Graveyard Bird Flight and Bird Shield. In addition, for every banished card, Grand Phoenix gains 100 ATK!"
"There are ten cards banished right now, a total of 1000 ATK." Ruri said as Grand Phoenix's ATK rose to an impressive 4000. "But both of my monsters are in Defense Position, so I won't take any damage."
"Not necessarily." Emma countered after grabbing an Action Card. "By cutting its ATK in half until the end of damage calculation, Grand Phoenix inflict piercing damage. Battle! Grand Phoenix, attack Lyrical Luscinia – Recite Starling!"
Glowing in the sunlight, Grand Phoenix released a powerful burst of flame. Needing an Action card, Ruri swiftly jumped aboard Recite Starling. The Xyz Monster flew away from the flames, Chorus Lyre following suit. The two monsters found an opening in the castle and flew in, Grand Phoenix blasting them from behind. Ruri and her monsters flew through the tight turns and long corridors of the tree castle, searching for a way to survive the attack. Once she found one, Ruri jumped off her monster to discover that there were in fact two cards. Taking a leap of faith, she picked the one on her right and discovered she found…
The Action Trap, Sky Collapse. Not only did it double the ATK of Grand Phoenix and allow it to attack twice this turn, but it negated the effects of Recite Starling as well! Ruri had no time to react as the flames finally reached them. A holographic projector displayed Grand Phoenix's ATK falling to 2000 via its effect only for it to rise back up because of the Action Card. Recite Starling was enveloped in the flames. The force of the flames was so powerful that it blew Ruri halfway across the room. [Ruri LP: 3000-200]
Emma walked up to Ruri, entering through a hole in the wall that was created by the force of the attack. "You tried your best, and I'd say this was one of the best duels I've had in a while. But now I'm afraid it has to come to an end. Via the effect of Sky Collapse, Grand Phoenix attacks Chorus Lyre!"
Another massive burst of flames came through the ceiling. A projector showed Grand Phoenix's ATK decrease to 2000, which was more than enough to defeat Ruri. She disappeared within the flames as Chorus Lyre was destroyed. Emma gave a half smile, she was glad she won but was a little worried about Ruri. The smoke cleared to reveal Ruri struggling to get up, but the biggest shock however, was that her Life Points did not change.
"What? Why didn't you take damage?" Emma gasped. She turned her head just a smidge to see a ghostly image of Lapis Martin standing next to Ruri.
"Because of Lapis Martin, I don't take any battle damage involving the monster I Xyz summoned her with." Ruri explained as she managed to stand.
Emma shrugged. "I end my turn. Now let's see if you can turn things around."
Ruri moved to draw her card, only to realize her hand was shaking. "What's wrong with me? Shun wouldn't have gotten nervous like this in a duel. And Yusho most certainly wouldn't have either, he would have kept going."
"But can I really consider him a friend? For all I know he could have been the one behind the invasion. He could have been the one who sent Yuri after me and got me taken to Academia. Yuto and Shun have been looking for me for so long, and they're so close right now. But I can't see them because they'll be a an even bigger risk if-"
"Okay what's up?" Emma asked, snapping Ruri out of her depression. "Something's clearly on your mind and its messing with the way you duel. What is it?"
Ruri stayed silent, unsure of what to say. When she finally spoke, she chose to be vague about the problem like before. "I'm worried about some people I care about. I have something really important to do and to do it I have to stay away from them. And right now I'm really worried about them."
"So just go and see them. Isn't it that simple?" Emma asked, innocently unaware of what Ruri was talking about.
"I wish it was. Someone else told me that I could be hurting them if I do meet up with them, and that…"
"Don't listen to that nonsense!" Yuuki shouted, earning the attention of everyone in the room. "Whoever it is that told you that is a real jerk! If he can't see how much it hurts you to be away from those you care about then you shouldn't listen to him and just see them!"
"My crazy little brother is right." Emma said sympathetically. "My parents are always afraid that once I start travelling they'll never see me again. But they don't get that just because I'm not here physically doesn't mean I'm not with them. And besides, nothing is more important than the ones we care about. Ruri I think you should see them."
Ruri looked Emma in the eye and asked, "Do you really think so?"
"Absolutely." Emma replied, sensing Ruri's spirits begin to rise. "Now come on, let's give these people a duel they've never seen before!"
Ruri smiled brightly. "Alright!"
[Turn 5: Ruri]
"Atashi no turn. Draw!" [Hand: 3-4] Ruri stole a glance at the card and upon seeing what it was, she knew what to do. "Ladies and Gentleman!" She said in a manner similar to Yusho. "On my field there are no monsters and I am down to just 200 Life Points. My Opponent however has plenty to spare as well as the mighty Grand Phoenix on her field. I might not be able to turn things around, but that shouldn't stop me from giving it my all! I activate the Continuous Spell, Twitter of the Songbird!" [Hand: 4-3]
Rising from the card was a small golden sparrow statue with its wings spread over its head. Grasped in its feet was a larger version of Ruri's bracelet. The real one on Ruri's wrist began to glow a bright light, and golden feathers materialized in the air, brightening the field in an array of beauty. The children and even some parents looked on in awe at the wondrous display.
"I activate an effect of Twitter of the Songbird! Once per turn, I can Summon a Lyrical Luscinia monster from my Extra Deck, using monsters on my field or in my hand as materials. I Overlay from my hand Level One Lyrical Luscinia – Sapphire Swallow, Turquoise Warbler and Emerald Robin!"
The three birds briefly appeared on the field before entering the portal. "Birds with beautiful wings! Gather on the battlefield and take brilliant flight! Xyz Summon! Dance in the sky, Rank 1! Lyrical Luscinia – Assembly Nightingale!
From the center of the portal came Ruri's ace monster. The elegant bird girl flew out of the hole Emma had entered through and began to fly around the field, singing a beautiful song. The feathers that hovered in the air reacted in tune with the singing, flashing a different color with each note. [0 ATK/ 0 DEF/ WIND/ Rank 1/ OVU: 3/ Winged Beast/ Xyz]
"Assembly Nightingale's effect! For every Overlay Unit attached to her, she gains 200 ATK. Furthermore she can attack up to that number of Overlay Units!" A few feathers gathered around Assembly Nightingale as she rose to 600 ATK. She giggled as she glowed with power.
"Wow." One of the spectators commented.
"Pretty."
"But she doesn't have enough attack to be able to beat my sister this turn." Yuuki realized.
"As she is now Assembly Nightingale isn't strong enough to win. But watch this! I activate another effect of Twitter of the Songbird! Once per turn, I can attach up to three cards in my Graveyard to a Lyrical Luscinia Xyz monster I control as Overlay Units! I attach Garnet Cardinal, Topaz Weaver, and Lapis Martin from my Graveyard to Assembly Nightingale!"
A portal to the Graveyard opened up, and the three cards flew out before beginning to circle Assembly Nightingale as Overlay Units [OVU: 3-6] With this, her ATK grew to 1200.
"Now Assembly Nightingale is strong enough to win!" Emma said, eyes widened.
"That's right. Battle, Assembly Nightingale, direct attack!" On command, Assembly Nightingale raised her wings to attack. Right as she threw them down, Emma managed to grab an Action Card. She activated it was the winds from the Xyz monster's attack came towards her.
"Action Magic! Sky Pressure! Assembly Nightingale's ATK is halved until the end of the Battle Phase!" Assembly Nightingale went down to just 600 ATK, and the winds from her attack lost power as well. [Emma LP: 3700-3100]
"Her attack might be halved, but she can still attack directly five more times! Go Assembly Nightingale!" Ruri's monster continued to attack, whittling Emma's Life Points down. [Emma LP: 3100-2600-2100-1600-1100-600-100]
Emma took deep breathes, the power from the attacks was real, even by Action Duel standard. "That was impressive, you really know how to play a good duel. But I now you have no more moves left to play."
"Is that so?" Ruri said, acting as if she'd was out of moves. Pretending to realize something, she snapped her fingers. "That's right. I Set two cards in my Spell and Trap Zone on my first turn and I only used one!" Emma gasped, having forgotten said card. "Nii-san, this is the card gave me, and I'll use it now!" "Quick-Play Spell, Rank-Up-Magic Luscinia Force activates!"
The card flipped over, depicting a crest in the shape of a stylized, symmetrical double 'L'. Atop the sigil, was a little bird chick. "With this card, I target Assembly Nightingale to Summon from my Extra Deck, one Lyrical Luscinia Xyz Monster up to two Ranks higher and then attach Luscinia Force to it as an Overlay Unit!"
"What?! Rank-Up?" Emma gasped, having never heard of such a thing.
"I use Rank One Lyrical Luscinia - Assembly Nightingale and rebuild the Overlay Network!" The Xyz portal opened up again and Ruri's monster flew into it. "Beautiful wings that fly through the night, shine brightly onto the field of battle! Rank-Up Xyz Change! Dance in the sky, Rank 2! Lyrical Luscinia – Duet Nightingale!"
Out from the portal came a larger version of Assembly Nightingale. This one however had a different dress that was divided into two different parts. Her left half was a bright, almost pinkish shade of red with light blue accents, while her right half was reversed in terms of color. It was a bit of a mess, but at the same time it worked. The eyes and skin were a light purple and tiny feather earrings dangled from her ears. On her back was a set of mechanical wings. [0 ATK/ 0 DEF/ WIND/ Rank 2/ OVU: 8/ Winged Beast/ Xyz]
"Duet Nightingale's effect! For every Overlay Unit attached, she gains 300 ATK!" Duet Nightingale sang, sounding like two voices instead of one, and she grew to 2400 points. "And in addition, just like Assembly Nightingale, she can attack directly!"
Emma was about to move for another Action Card, but stopped mid step. She looked at Ruri and smiled. "Well what are you waiting for, give everyone the conclusion they want."
Ruri flashed a smile back to Emma as she declared her final move. "Lyrical Luscinia – Duet Nightingale, direct attack!" The new Xyz monster flew high above the clouds and stopped in front of the sun. Turning white with energy her mechanical wings surged with power as she slowly began to raise her voice. As swiftly as possible, Duet Nightingale released a massive blast of energy from her mouth, accompanied by waves of sound. The blast hit Emma right from above, ending the duel. [Emma LP: 100-0]
[Winner: Ruri]
The duel field disappeared, and before Ruri could even think, Yuuki ran up to her and began to hug her leg. "I knew you could do it sweetie! So what say we ditch this place and get a mac and cheese plate for lunch?" The sheer absurdity of that statement earned laughter from everyone.
Ruri parted ways with Emma and Yuuki, wishing her luck in trying to get into the Junior Youth Championship. The sun was setting so she decided to go back to the hideout. The peacefulness of the city once again reminding her of what once was, back in Heartland.
Ruri decided, the words Yuuki and Emma said staying in her mind. She didn't care what Ren or even Rin said, or the repercussions of her actions, she had to do this for them and herself.
She was going to find Yuto and her brother.
Hope it was worth the month long wait!
So from now on Ruri's going to be a loose cannon cop on the edge who plays by her own rules! (beat) Who wrote this?
(Yuri appears, snickering)
Me: Of course.
Yuri: Just trying to have fun before I get my moment in the spotlight. Also did you really have to make that reference?
Me: Not following
Yuri: Emma and Yuuki's last name is Shiratori. If you translate that from Japanese to English you'd know what the joke was.
(Serena appears and tackles Yuri to the ground)
Serena: Okay enough out of you cabbage brows. We have to finish this up.
Not much else to say other than Reviewer shout-outs and fan cards, I'm finishing this up pretty late.
Shout-Outs
Epsilon Tarantula: Thanks again for pointing out the mistakes, but I went back and fixed as many as I noticed. Also I realized I'd made a mistake with Hail Bell's effects so I fixed that up as well.
felcatty (also credits to her for the Phoenix Cards used by Emma): Seriously what was Leo thinking!
Rayisoar5: Sorry, no Ritual Counterparts. That being said I do have plans to give Ritual more focus than the very tiny attention it got in the show. You'll find out soon enough.
Card time!
Ruri's cards
Lyrical Luscinia – Amethyst Dove (Original Concept: Me)
200 ATK/ 200 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast/ Effect
You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard: Draw 1 card for each face-up Level 1 Winged Beast-Type monster you control. A WIND Xyz Monster that was Summoned using this card on the field gains this effect:
When this card inflicts battle damage to your Opponent: You can add 1 Level 1 Winged Beast-Type monster from your Graveyard to your hand. You can only use this effect Once per Turn.
Lyrical Luscinia – Garnet Cardinal (Original Concept: Me)
300 ATK/ 300 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast/ Effect
If you control no monsters and your Opponent does: You can Special Summon this card from your hand and 1 Level 1 Winged Beast-Type monster from your Deck. You can only Special Summon "Lyrical Luscinia – Garnet Cardinal" Once per turn this way. A WIND Xyz Monster that was Summoned using this card on the field gains this effect:
Once per turn: Gain LP equal to half this card's ATK.
Lyrical Luscinia – Lapis Martin (Original Concept: Me)
100 ATK/ 200 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast/ Effect
If you would take damage from a card effect: You can Special Summon this card and 1 Level 1 Winged Beast-Type monster from your hand, and if you do, negate that damage. A WIND Xyz monster that was Xyz Summoned using this card on the field gains this effect:
You take no battle damage involving this card.
Lyrical Luscinia – Emerald Robin (Original Concept: Me)
0 ATK/ 200 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast/ Effect
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can send 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster from your hand to your Graveyard: Add 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect Once Per turn.
Lyrical Luscinia – Topaz Weaver (Original Concept: Me)
200 ATK/ 100 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast/ Effect
You can Special Summon this card from your hand or Graveyard by returning 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster you control to your hand. You can only Special Summon "Lyrical Luscinia – Topaz Weaver" Once per turn this way. When this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster in your Graveyard, Special Summon that target. You can only use this effect of "Lyrical Luscinia – Topaz Weaver" Once per turn. A WIND Xyz Monster that was Summoned using this card on the field gains this effect:
Once per turn: You can target 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster in your Graveyard: Attach it to this card as Xyz Material.
Lyrical Luscinia – Opal Swan (Original Concept: Me)
0 ATK/ 700 DEF/ WIND/ Level 1/ P.S. 0/ Winged Beast/ Pendulum/ Effect
Pendulum: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Lyrical Luscinia" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. Once per turn; You can target 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" Xyz Monster you control: Special Summon from your Extra Deck 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" Xyz Monster that is 1 Rank higher than that monster, by using it as Xyz Material. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon. Xyz Materials attached to that target also become Xyz Materials on the Summoned monster).
Monster: Once per Turn: You can shuffle this card from your field into your Deck: Special Summon 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster from your Deck, except "Lyrical Luscinia – Opal Swan".
Twitter of the Songbird (Original Concept: Me)
Continuous Spell
This card cannot be destroyed while you control a "Lyrical Luscinia" monster(s). You take no battle damage involving "Lyrical Luscinia" monsters. Once per turn: Exactly 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster you control cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effect. Once per turn: You can Special Summon 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster from your Extra Deck using monsters you control and in your hand. You can target 2 "Lyrical Luscinia" monsters that were Special Summoned from the Extra Deck: Increase the ATK of one of those targets by the current ATK of the other target, also destroy this card. Once per Turn: You can target 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" Xyz Monster you control: Attach up to 3 cards in your Graveyard to it as Xyz Material.
Rank-Up-Magic Luscinia Force (Original Concept: Me)
Quick-Play Spell
Target 1 WIND Winged Beast-Type Xyz Monster you control: Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" Xyz Monster that is 1 or 2 Ranks higher than that monster, by using that target as Xyz Material, and if you do, attach this card to it as additional Xyz Material. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon. Xyz Materials attached to that target also become Xyz Materials on the summoned monster.)
Lyrical Luscinia – Bird Flight (Original Concept: Me)
Continuous Spell
Once per Turn, during your Main Phase 2: Change the battle position of all "Lyrical Luscinia' monsters you control that declared an attack this turn.
Lyrical Luscinia – Bird Shield (Original Concept: Me)
Normal Trap
Equip this card to 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" Monster you control. The equipped monster cannot be destroyed by battle.
Lyrical Luscinia – Chorus Lyre (Original Concept: Me)
0 ATK/ 0 DEF/ WIND/ Rank 1/ Winged Beast/ Xyz/ Effect
2 or more Level 1 monsters
All monsters you control gain 100 ATK and DEF for each Xyz Material attached to this card. This card can attack your Opponent directly. While this card has Xyz Material, it cannot be destroyed by card effects.
Lyrical Luscinia – Duet Nightingale (Original Concept: Me)
0 ATK/ 0 DEF/ WIND/ Rank 2/ Winged Beast/ Xyz/ Effect
2 or more Level 2 monsters
This card gains 300 ATK for each Xyz Material attached to it. This card can attack your Opponent directly. Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; for the rest of this turn, "Lyrical Luscinia" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects, also you take no battle damage. If this card has a "Lyrical Luscinia" Xyz Monster attached to it as Xyz Material, it gains this effect:
Once per turn: You can target 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" Xyz Monster attached to this card as Xyz Material, Special Summon it. During the End Phase: attach that monster to this card as Xyz Material. (Xyz Materials attached to that card also become Xyz Materials on this card.)
Emma's cards (Again, credits to felcatty)
Phoenix Egg
0 ATK/ 0 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 1/ Pyro/ Effect
During the Standby Phase after this card was Summoned (in either player's turn): You can banish this card, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Phoenix" monster from your hand or deck (this is a Quick effect).
Petite Phoenix
500 ATK/ 500 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 1/ Winged Beast/ Effect
During either player's turn: You can banish this card from your field and 1 Spell Card from your Graveyard, Special Summon 1 Level 6 or lower "Phoenix" monster from your hand or Deck (this is a Quick Effect).
Adolescent Phoenix
1500 ATK/ 1000 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 4/ Winged Beast/ Effect
During either player's turn: You can banish this card from your field and 1 Trap Card from your Graveyard, Special Summon 1 Level 8 or lower "Phoenix" monster from your hand or Deck (this is a Quick effect).
Majestic Phoenix
2500 ATK/ 1500 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 7/ Winged Beast/ Effect
During either player's turn: You can banish this card from your field and 2 monsters from your Graveyard: Special Summon 1 "Phoenix" monster from your hand or Deck (this is a Quick Effect).
Phoenix Wolf
1500 ATK/ 800 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 4/ Beast/ Effect
During either player's turn: You can send this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard, destroy 1 face-up Trap Card on the field (this is a Quick Effect). If this card is banished: You can activate this effect; banish 1 Trap Card from either player's Graveyard.
Phoenix Fox Drive
800 ATK/ 1500 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 4/ Beast/ Effect
During either player's turn: You can send this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard, destroy 1 face-up Spell Card on the field (this is a Quick Effect). If this card is banished: You can activate this effect; banish 1 Spell Card from either player's Graveyard.
Grand Phoenix
3000 ATK/ 200 DEF/ FIRE/ Level 8/ Winged Beast/ Effect
This card cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by the effect of a "Phoenix" monster OR if there are 5 or more banished cards. This card gains 100 ATK for each banished card. During damage calculation (in either player's turn), if this card attacks a Defense Position monster: You can half this card's ATK, inflict piercing battle damage. These changes last until the end of damage calculation.
Phoenix Hatchery
Normal Spell
Target 1 "Phoenix Egg" you control. Immediately after this effect resolves, activate the effect of the monster, ignoring the activation conditions.
Phoenix Flute
Equip Spell
A monster equipped with this card gains 300 DEF. If the equipped monster is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can banish this card, Special Summon it during the End Phase.
Phoenix Burst
Normal Trap
Activate only during your Opponent's Standby Phase. Target 1 "Phoenix" monster you control: Destroy it, and if you do, inflict damage to your Opponent equal to that monster's original ATK. During the End Phase of your Opponent's turn: Special Summon that monster from your Graveyard.
Howling Call
Normal Trap
If your opponent declares an attack: Special Summon up to 2 Level 4 or lower Beast, Beast-Warrior or Winged Beast-Type monsters from your Deck in Defense Position.
Till next time…
Oh wait, just because I'm partially crazy I give you this:
Next Time on ARC-V: Dimension Crisis: Legends of the Dimensions – Zero Beasts!