Vile: Hey, fans, Vile is back! I am so sorry for the massive delay. Finals were hell for me, then I went right into Christmas break, and I ended up being just plain lazy. But hey, it's Christmas Break and I got a good haul, so can you blame me? XD Anyhoo, during the time gap, I thought it over long and hard, and I've made a decision: I will not stop using Romaji. It's become a big part of my Yu-Gi-Oh stories, and I can't just stop using it. If you think I'm an asshole for this, that's your problem, but understand, these are my stories.
Okay, I'm done rambling, so let's get back to the story. Disclaimer's on the first page, most bolded cards are mine. Enjoy!
Numbershot 1: Who's Number One?
Chapter 7
*Duel 3: Yamoto Kazamuki VS Keegan Arclight*
Yamoto walked out to the field, facing the pink-haired boy. The black-haired boy's eyes flashed briefly. "I sense it from you… You've undergone some pain in the past, haven't you?"
Keegan nodded meekly. "Yes. But our pain is fading quickly… Me and my family. We're returning to the happiness we had."
"Glad to hear that. Please, allow me to grant you more happiness with this match!" Yamoto said.
"Duel Disk, set!" Yamoto's D-Pad formed from darkness while Keegan's D-Pad clicked onto his wrist and activated. "D-Gazer, set!" Yamoto's D-Gazer formed from darkness while Keegen's tattoo Gazer activated, his eye turning pink.
"AR VISION, LINK ESTABLISHED." The voice from the Duel System said, both players' D-Gazers flashing as well as the spectators'. "ESTABLISHING LINK BETWEEN A AND B." The area around them began to warp into the augmented reality.
"Ready!" Ace called out, a hand in the air. "Set!" He thrust his hand down. "DUEL!"
Yamoto LP:4000
Keegan LP:4000
"The first move is given to Keegan Arclight!" Ace called out.
"Boku no turn! Draw!" Keegan drew his card. "OOPArts Mud Golem – Shakouki, Shoukan!" His monster appeared as a humanoid golem with a single yellow eye, two blue "eyes" in its chest, and a sword and ring blade in its arms.
OOPArts Mud Golem – Shakouki: Lv.4 EARTH Rock ATK:1700/DEF:1000
"Kaado ichi mai settei. Turn end!" Keegan's facedown emerged.
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Yamoto drew his card. "During my Main Phase, I can call forth this monster at any time, but it is Summoned on your field! Verz Sleeper, Tokushu Shoukan!" On Keegan's field, a female humanoid emerged, looking rather beautiful, with red-and-black armor, long blonde hair, a rusted "X" plaque on her hip, and a pair of powerful swords in her hands. …That is, until odd bandages fell from her head. A dark chuckle came from her as she rose her head, revealing half of her face being infected with the Verz virus, an evil smile on her face.
Verz Sleeper: Lv.5 DARK Warrior ATK:1050/DEF:1050
A few guys in the audience had horrified looks, and one even puked. "Whoa! There goes that short-lived crush, folks!" Ace commented.
"She's not of use on my side, but since you control her, a Level 5 or higher Special Summoned monster, I can call forth this monster! Verz Bouncer, Tokushu Shoukan!" His new monster emerged as a bulky humanoid creature, but its body was made of unstable, disgusting energy. It let out a distorted growl before readying its bulky arms.
Verz Bouncer: Lv.6 DARK Warrior ATK:2350/DEF:1150
"Verz Bouncer, attack Verz Sleeper! Pulsating Punch!" Verz Bouncer roared before its arm rippled, causing its fist to enlarge. It then leapt forward, slamming the corrupted woman into the ground and causing her to explode.
Keegan LP:2700
"Kaado ichi mai settei! Turn end!" Yamoto's facedown emerged onto the field.
"Boku no turn! Draw!" Keegan drew his card. "Magic Card, Artifact Unearthing, hatsudo! This card lets me Special Summon a Level 4 or below Rock-Type monster from my Deck, but its Attack Points become zero! OOPArts Colossal Head, Shoukan!" This monster emerged as an odd bluish-colored stone shaped like a head. Yellow stones made its eyes, a red stripe went down the center of its forehead, and a red "tongue" stuck out of the mouth.
OOPArts Colossal Head: Lv.4 EARTH Rock ATK:0 (originally 800)/DEF:1600
"OOPArts Aztec Mask Golem no kouka hatsudo! Since I activated a Normal Spell Card, I can Special Summon it from my hand!" Another Rock-Type monster emerged, this one being made of red and orange stones with a muscular appearance, its head resembling a yellow Aztec headdress.
OOPArts Aztec Mask Golem: Lv.4 EARTH Rock ATK:1500/DEF:1000
"Boku wa Reberu Yon no Colossal Head, Aztec Mask Golem, Mud Golem – Shakouki, Obarei!" All three of his monsters turned fully orange before shooting into the air in a spiral. A red spiral portal opened up, and both his monsters sailed inside. "San tai no gansekizoku (Rock-Type) monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" Suddenly, a large creature made of green stones emerged from the ground, having the head of a dragon with black eyes and a red nose. It dove back under the ground and rose again, undulating multiple times. "Arawareyo, OOPArts Twin-Headed Serpent!" Finally, the tail of the creature emerged… which was an identical head. The first head rose from the earth again, and both heads roared at Yamoto, three orange Overlay Units circling it.
OOPArts Twin-Headed Serpent: Rank 4 EARTH Rock/Xyz ATK:2600/DEF:1100 3 Overlay Units
"May you see my new power! OOPArts Twin-Headed Serpent, attack Verz Bouncer!" The dragon dove into the earth, undulating in and out as it barreled toward its target. Finally, the front head shot up fron underneath Verz Bouncer, flinging the creature into the air before it snapped its jaws around it, gulping it down.
Yamoto LP:3750
"Twin-Headed Serpent no kouka hatsudo! Since it destroyed a monster by battle, that monster is equipped to it as an Equip Card." All of a sudden, a third head sprouted from the center of the monster's body, though this one was all distorted and disgusting, as if it was made of Verz energy. "It has another effect as well. Since it destroyed a monster by battle, by using an Xyz Material, this monster can attack once more!" The new head chomped down on one of the orange Units.
OOPArts Twin-Headed Serpent: 2 Overlay Units
"Lost Fire!" The Verzified head reared back before expelling a wave of surprisingly normal-colored fire that blew over Yamoto's field.
"Ngh… Ngh!" Yamoto groaned, throwing up his arms because of the heat.
Yamoto LP:1150
"Now that is one powerful Rock-Type monster, and I've seen plenty in my Dueling days!" Ace commented. "Yamoto's been put in a sticky situation now!"
"Kaado ni mai settei." Keegan's two facedowns emerged. "Turn end!"
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Yamoto drew his card. "Verz Olanta, Shoukan!" Yamoto's monster emerged as a black-and-blue-colored, hulking humanoid monster.
Verz Olanta: Lv.4 DARK Pyro ATK:1650/DEF:1250
"Verz Olanta no kouka hatsudo! By releasing this card, I can destroy one face-up monster you control! Olanta, obliterate Twin-Headed Serpent!" The hulking monster beat its fists together before its body became engulfed into blue fire, slowly rising up. Next thing anyone knew, the fireball darted toward the serpent, but it was intercepted and swallowed up by the Verzified head. Yamoto kept a smirk, however, as the swallowed monster made its way down to the center of the beast, and when it hit the center, the flames expanded rapidly, swelling the serpent's body. All three heads spewed out the fire unwillingly before the serpent was obliterated.
"Hoo-wee! That was one heck of a way to destroy a monster!" Ace commented.
"But it isn't over! Continuous Trap, Call of the Haunted, hatsudo! With it, I return Verz Olanta to the field in Attack Mode!" A blue flame formed on the field, before Olanta dispelled them. "Magic Card, Infestation Vector, hatsudo! This allows me to Special Summon Verz Salamandra from my hand!" Odd purple flames burned on the field, revealing a light-green-skinned dinosaur covered in gray spikes and armor, a black Verz symbol on the front. The purple flames continued to burn around it as it let out a roar.
Verz Salamandra: Lv.4 DARK Dinosaur ATK:1850/DEF:950
"Verz Salamandra no kouka hatsudo! By banishing up to two monsters from my Graveyard, Salamandra gains 300 Attack Points for each!" The spirit forms of Bouncer and Sleeper floated from a purple portal, but were quickly inhaled by the dinosaur's powerful breath. Salamandra snapped its jaws shut, and its eyes flashed before purple fire brimmed around its mouth.
Verz Salamandra ATK:2450
"Now, Salamandra! Attack Keegan directly with Viral Inferno!" With a loud roar, Salamandra unleashed the purple fire in almost a laser-esque form toward Keegan.
"Now that's what I call an attack! That fire's so intense-looking, I can almost feel the heat from here!" Ace commented.
"Trap Card, False Artifact Salting, hatsudo! This card halves the damage from a direct attack!" A wave of salt began blowing around Keegan, causing the fire to wane greatly, but it still got through to him.
Keegan LP:1475
"Now I can call forth an OOPArts monster from my Deck with one less Level and Attack Points equal to or less than half my damage! Arawareyo, OOPArts Cabrera's Catapult!" An odd metal apparatus emerged.
OOPArts Cabrera's Catapult: Lv.4 EARTH Rock ATK:0/DEF:1800 (Defense Mode)
"Huh? It looks different than before." Yuma noticed. When he faced this monster, Yuma recalled it as being dark and rusty, with three grotesque red-metal arms with clawed fingers. The one he was seeing now looked similar, but the apparatus was bright and polished, it had four arms instead of three, and the arms were made of blue metal with more natural-looking fingers.
"Hmm, too many Defense Points for Olanta to deal with. Kaado ichi mai settei! Turn end!" Yamoto's facedown emerged.
"Boku no turn! Draw!" Keegan drew his card. "Perfect. OOPArts Golden Shuttle, Shoukan!" His monster emerged as a gold-colored plane-like apparatus.
OOPArts Golden Shuttle: Lv.4 LIGHT Machine ATK:1300/DEF:1400
"Equip Magic, OOPArts Greek Firegun, hatsudo!" An odd green cylindrical weapon was inserted into the slot in Shuttle's front. "This card grants Golden Shuttle 500 extra Attack Points."
OOPArts Golden Shuttle ATK:1800
"Golden Shuttle, attack Verz Olanta!" Golden Shuttle tilted upward and shot into the sky, doing a flip before darting towards Olanta. As it neared, the weapon on its body expelled a stream of fire from its opening, washing over the field and burning Olanta to a crisp, Yamoto groaning a bit as well.
Yamoto LP:1000
"OOPArts Cabrera's Catapult no kouka hatsudo! By releasing Golden Shuttle, I can switch Catapult to Defense Mode and reduce your monster's Attack Points to zero until the End Phase!" The front two arms of the apparatus grabbed a gentle hold of the Shuttle and held it in front of itself. The back arms then draped over the machine, caressing it gently as the machine was slowly condensed into a golden orb, Greek Firegun being removed from the machine and becoming a green orb. "Thank you for your sacrifice, my friend… May it lead us to victory!" The front-left arm then reared back before throwing the gold orb at Verz Salamandra, causing a powerful electrical field that caused Salamandra to roar in weakness. In the meantime, the apparatus draped its back arms over it to defend itself.
Verz Salamandra ATK:0
"Uh… Am I the only one confused at this move?" Ace asked into the mic. "Salamandra might have no Attack Points, but his only monster is in Defense Mode! I hope Keegan has a plan for this!"
Keegan smiled. "OOPArts Greek Firegun no kouka hatsudo!" Cabrera's Catapult threw the green orb into the air, which began to rumble and turn orange. "Because Greek Firegun was destroyed while equipped to a monster, the components within it become unstable, and the result is an explosion that will damage us both for 1000 points!" The orange orb rumbled more violently as electricity crackled around it.
Yamoto didn't look negative at all. "It appears my journey to the top… has ended." Then, the orb exploded in a massive burst of fire, knocking both Keegan and Yamoto backwards onto the floor.
Keegan LP:475 – WINNER
Yamoto LP:0 – KNOCKED OUT
The crowd cheered loudly as the buzzer sounded. Sachi, however, looked rather sad that Yamoto had lost, but she brightened up when Yamoto sat up with a smile. "I may have lost, but your victory was well-earned, Keegan-kun."
Keegan sat up as well. "Arigatou. Perhaps we'll Duel again someday. Pass my good spirits to Yuma as well." Yamoto nodded, and the two of them started laughing out of sport.
*Duel 4: Rio Kamishiro VS Marizu*
Rio's field: no monsters, one facedown
Marizu's field: Mainspring Naval Mine – Zenmaine (TCG: Wind-Up Zenmaines), no facedowns
Mainspring Naval Mine - Zenmaine: Rank 3 FIRE Machine/Xyz ATK:1500/DEF:2100 0 Overlay Units
"Say goodnight, Rio! Zenmaine, finish her off!" Her monster, a triangular plane-like toy monster, sent its two pincer-like floating hands toward Rio, which lodged into the ground and began beeping rapidly before both detonating violently.
"Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh-Oof!" Rio cried as she was flung, landing on the ground.
Marizu LP:4000 - WINNER
Rio LP:0 – KNOCKED OUT
Marizu twirled and took a pose as the buzzer sounded, winking to the crowd. A few of Yuma's friends facepalmed. "This is why I'm a tomboy…" Sei said, unimpressed.
*After the Duel*
"All righty then, folks! We're getting real close to the end, as the semi-finals are next! Just in case you forgot, here's the match-ups!"
Duel 1: Kaito Tenjo VS Yuma Tsukumo
Duel 2: Keegan Arclight VS Marizu
"We're gonna take a short break to get everyone prepped, so don't go too far, folks!"
*Semi-Finals*
*Duel 1: Kaito Tenjo VS Yuma Tsukumo*
The air in the stadium was tense as the Duelists entered the field. Red eyes and silver eyes stared down each other, neither side flinching. "Folks, I can feel the energy between these two as if it was a radiator set on high!" Ace said. "I can tell from this kind of energy that this Duel is between two people with a long-standing rivalry!"
"He doesn't know the half of it." Yuma mused, getting a chuckle out of Kaito. "Well… looks like this is it."
Kaito nodded. "A Duel with no outside factors at stake… no danger to impede us. Yuma! You will see my true power!"
Yuma grinned. "Bring it on, Kaito! Kattobingu daze, ore!"
"Duel Disk, set!" Kaito and Yuma's D-Pads clacked onto their wrists. "D-Gazer, set!" Kaito activated his tattoo D-Gazer while Yuma flipped on his D-Gazer.
"AR VISION, LINK ESTABLISHED." The voice from the Duel System said, both players' D-Gazers flashing as well as the spectators'. "ESTABLISHING LINK BETWEEN A AND B." The area around them began to warp into the augmented reality.
"Ready!" Ace called out, a hand in the air. "Set!" He thrust his hand down. "DUEL!"
Yuma LP:4000
Kaito LP:4000
"The first move is given to Yuma Tsukumo!" Ace called out.
"Ore no turn! Draw!" Yuma drew his card. "Kaado ichi may settei! Turn end!" His facedown, a monster, emerged.
"Ore no turn! Draw!" Kaito drew his card. "Magic Card, Photon Lead, hatsudo! I can Special Summon a Level 4 or below LIGHT monster from my hand. Daybreaker, Tokushu Shoukan!" His monster emerged as a white-armored humanoid with no visible face, a red cape, a green core in its chest, and a sword in its right hand. "Daybreaker no kouka hatsudo. Since I Special Summoned it, I can call forth another one from my hand!" An identical copy of the knight emerged.
Daybreaker x2: Lv.4 LIGHT Warrior ATK:1700/DEF:0
"Ore wa Reberu Yon no Daybreaker ni tai de Obarei!" Both of Kaito's monsters turned fully yellow and shot into the air in a spiral. A red spiral portal opened up, and both monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A bright light emerged from the portal. "Arawareyo, Kikōshi (Radiant Photon)… Paradios!" The monster that emerged was a tall white-and-blue humanoid monster, giving an intimidating air, with two white crystalline "wings" on its shoulders. It drew a handle from nowhere that was connected to a bright blue laser sword, which it pointed at Yuma, two yellow Overlay Units circling it.
Radiant Photon Paradios: Rank 4 LIGHT Warrior/Xyz ATK:2000/DEF:1000 2 Overlay Units
"Not a bad first move on Kaito's side! Then again, from his past Duels, I shouldn't be surprised." Ace mused.
"I've seen your past Duels, Yuma, so I don't think I'm running into anything bad. Paradios, attack Yuma's facedown!" Paradios thrust his sword upward with a grunt before jumping forward. "Photon Dividing!" It brought down its sword, but the facedown flipped up to reveal an odd monster with a gold cube-shaped center and arms and legs made of rectangular prisms, the fingers and toes also prisms. A single red eye flashed on the monster as it moved its arms in front of its face, easily blocking the sword before thrusting out its arms, sending Paradios away. "Nani?"
"Sorry, Kaito! Gogogo Gigas has too many Defense Points to cut down!" Yuma said with a smirk.
Gogogo Gigas: Lv.4 EARTH Rock ATK:0/DEF:2200
Kaito LP:3800
Kaito kept his smirk. "I should've figured. You've always been full of surprises. Kaado ichi mai settei! Turn end!"
"Ore no turn! Draw!" Yuma drew his card. "Gogogo Golem, Shoukan!" His signature Rock-Type monster emerged on the field.
Gogogo Golem: Lv.4 EARTH Rock ATK:1800/DEF:1500
"Ore wa, Reberu Yon no Gogogo Golem to, Gogogo Gigas de Obarei!" Both of Yuma's monsters turned fully orange before spiraling into the air. A red spiral portal opened up, and both his monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" The sound of furious piano playing was heard as the piano and its furious-fingered player emerged. "Arawareyo, Kenbanmajin (Keyboard Devil) – Beetovend!" Beetovend finished the song he played, wiped his brow, and glared at Paradios, two red Overlay Units circling him.
Keyboard Devil – Beetovend: Rank 4 FIRE Fiend/Xyz ATK:2400/DEF:1500 2 Overlay Units
"Beetovend no kouka hatsudo! By using an Overlay Unit, his Attack Points are cut in half, but Paradios's Attack Points are reduced to zero until the turn's end!" Beetovend began playing rapidly as one of the red Units was absorbed into the piano, then a white energy wave shot out and impacted Paradios, causing his sword to fizzle out.
Beetovend ATK:1200
Paradios ATK:0
"Beetovend, attack Kikōshi Paradios!" With more furious playing of the piano, Beetovend's hands suddenly caught fire. Then he yelled and pointed his hands at Paradios, the fire on his hands leaving them as a fireball at Paradios. Kaito didn't even flinch as the fireball impacted Paradios and destroyed it.
Kaito LP:2800
"Yatta!" Yuma said with a fistpump, but he quickly switched to a look of shock when the smoke cleared, showing Paradios alive and well. "Nani?"
"I had a facedown ready: The Trap Card, Cardboard Fake!" At Paradios's feet was a singed cardboard cut-out, blown to pieces but fashioned to look like Paradios. "Here's how it works: Paradios is still counted as destroyed, but it doesn't leave the field, so Paradios doesn't lose its Overlay Unit. And since Paradios was technically destroyed, I get to draw one card." He drew his bonus card.
"And you say I'm the one who's full of surprises!" Yuma said, making them both chuckle. "Kaado ichi mai settei! Turn end!"
Beetovend ATK:2400
Paradios ATK:2000
"Ore no turn. Draw!" Kaito drew his card. "Kikōshi Paradios, attack his Keyboard Devil! Photon Dividing!" Paradios rushed forward with its sword.
"But Beetovend has more Attack Points!" Yuma wondered.
"I'm aware of that. Paradios no kouka hatsudo! During my Battle Phase, I can utilize an Overlay Unit to reduce your monster's Attack Points to zero for the rest of the Battle Phase!" One of the yellow orbs was absorbed into Paradios's helmet, and the gems on its wings fired two powerful beams that shocked Beetovend, forcing him off his bench and onto his knees, panting heavily.
Beetovend ATK:0
Beetovend could only look up in time to see Paradios slice him in half, the shockwave obliterating his piano to boot.
Yuma LP:2000
"Kuso…" Yuma groaned.
"Kaado ichi mai settei. Turn end!" Kaito's facedown emerged.
"Come on, Yuma! You can take him out!" Kotori cheered.
"Don't let up, Kai-chan!" Jenaveve shouted.
"Ore no turn! Draw!" Yuma drew his card. "Gogogo Giant, Shoukan!" A tall brown-and-gray golem with a single yellow eye emerged.
Gogogo Giant: Lv.4 EARTH Rock ATK:2000/DEF:0
"Gogogo Giant no kouka hatsudo! By switching it to Defense Mode, I can re-Summon Gogogo Golem from my Graveyard!" Gogogo Giant kneeled down and crossed its arms, and a Defense Mode Gogogo Golem rose to the field from a purple portal. "Continuous Magic, Gogogo Gofu, hatsudo!" An odd talisman appeared in front of the two Rock-Types, projecting an energy field around them all. "Since I control 2 or more Gogogo monsters, I can't take any damage from card effects now! Turn end!"
"Ore no turn! Draw!" Kaito drew his card. "Honestly, Yuma, I'm disappointed. You're doing nothing but throwing up defenses in the face of Paradios. If all you're going to do is hide, then I'll expose you and crush you! Photon Crusher, Shoukan!" His green-armored, mace-wielding Photon emerged.
Photon Crusher: Lv.4 LIGHT Warrior ATK:2000/DEF:0
"Now, I release Paradios and Photon Crusher! Tokushu Shoukan!" The two Photons dissipated into light particles. All of a sudden, Kaito's Photon Change activated, changing his tank top to white and making it glow. The light particles reformed into the infamous crest, which Kaito grabbed and chucked into the air, which began spinning around rapidly. Light particles gathered around it, forming the body of a new being. "The darkness that lurks in the galaxy. Become the light of hope and my greatest ally." The power of a galaxy shown in the creature's eyes. "Hikari no keshin, ima kouri (Incarnation of light, descend now)! Arawareyo… Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!" The dragon of light dispelled the glow from its body with a loud roar.
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon: Lv.8 LIGHT Dragon ATK:3000/DEF:2500
"Magic Card, Galaxy Expedition, hatsudo!" His facedown card flipped up. "Since I control Galaxy-Eyes, I can call forth Galaxy Knight from my Deck!" An odd hoverboard sailed in from nowhere, ridden by a silver-armored knight with a simple sword. "And since I control this Galaxy Knight, I can call forth the other one that is in my hand!" An identical copy of the knight emerged.
Galaxy Knight x2: Lv.8 LIGHT Warrior ATK:2000/DEF:2600
Kaito's eyes narrowed. "Uwaaaaaaahhhh!" With a roar to the sky, the white glow of his tank top turned a bright red, an aura surrounding him.
"Yeah, Nii-san!" Haruto cried.
"I told you I would use my full power, Yuma. Now you will see it!" Kaito told him. "Ore wa, Reberu Hachi no Galaxy-Eyes to Galaxy Knight ni tai de… OBAREI!" All three monsters turned fully yellow before spiraling into the air, Galaxy-Eyes retaining its wings. What appeared to be a red portal carved itself in the sky, but it then changed to look more like a black hole. "San tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku!" All three monsters entered the portal, and a bright flash of light occurred. "Ekushiizu Shoukan!" Kaito held out his hand, and a two-pronged instrument formed, which he grabbed. "Radiant galaxy, become the striking light! All you need to do is arise!" Kaito took aim and chucked the instrument into the portal, which closed and let out an explosion of light. "Descend now… my soul!" A bright fiery explosion occurred in space, creating a cloud of embers. A loud roar was heard from within, and two large red wings extended themselves. Two heads that were part of the wings growled fiercely. The enormous being extended its claws, its body glowing red with black scales. "Neo Galaxy-Eyes… Photon Dragon!" Finally, the head rose up, eyes glowing while yet shining with the power of a dark galaxy, as the colossus thrust its arms outward, revealing itself in its full glory and power, three yellow Overlay Units circling it.
Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon: Rank 8 LIGHT Dragon/Xyz ATK:4500/DEF:3000
The crowd let out a collective gasp in awe. "Holy cow… I've seen some impressive monsters in my day, folks, but this is one of the most impressive! I don't see how Yuma's gonna be able to get out of this one!"
"Equip Magic, Photon Wing, hatsudo!" Neo Galaxy-Eyes's wings let off a bright shine, consuming the Overlay Units in the process. "By detaching all of Neo Galaxy-Eyes's Overlay Units, it gains Attack Points equal to its Rank times 200 and can attack directly!"
Neo Galaxy-Eyes ATK:6100
"WHOA! 6100 Attack Points is a record in my book!" Ace commented.
"It's over, Yuma! Neo Galaxy-Eyes, attack now! Ultimate Photon… STREAM!" The dragon's three heads let out a blast of red energy toward Yuma, which impacted the field and created a powerful explosion.
"YUMA!" Kotori cried.
"Aw, man!" Shark groaned.
"Did he get out of that?" Tetsuo wondered.
The smoke cleared slowly, showing Yuma still on his feet, grinning like a fool. "Sorry, Kaito!"
Yuma LP:2000
"How did you?" Kaito asked.
"I activated my Trap Card, Impenetrable Attack! One of the effects it has allows me to negate all Battle Damage this turn! How's that for a surprise?"
Kotori and Cathy clasped hands in joy. "I knew he'd get out of that!" Cathy said.
Kaito was speechless, but smirked. "I should've seen it coming. I guess you are truly unpredictable, Yuma. My hand is empty for now. Turn end!"
Neo Galaxy-Eyes ATK:4500
"Ore no turn! Draw!" Yuma drew his card. He grinned even wider. "Kaito, as good as this Duel was, I just drew what I needed to seal my victory!" Kaito raised an eyebrow. "Magic Card, Rattled Bones, hatsudo! This card lets me choose one monster on both sides of the field and switch their battle positions! I switch Gogogo Golem and Neo Galaxy-Eyes!" Both monsters' eyes flashed, then Golem stood up while Galaxy-Eyes was forced down. "Quick-Play Magic, Golden Form, hatsudo! Since Gogogo Golem alone was switched to Attack Mode, its Attack Points are doubled until my next Standby Phase!" The golem's body turned fully golden as it rose its fists.
Gogogo Golem ATK:3600
"I also switch Gogogo Giant to Attack Mode!" The other Rock-Type stood up. "Gogogo Ghost, Shoukan!" His new monster emerged as a bluish-purple spectral mist with samurai-like red-and-gold armor floating around it, a single yellow eye in the mist acting as an eye and a sword in its hand.
Gogogo Ghost: Lv.4 DARK Zombie ATK:1900/DEF:0
Kaito stood fully still. "Unbelievable… even with Neo Galaxy-Eyes's power, you managed to pull off a victory."
Yuma grinned. "Kaito, you're a good opponent, but this Duel proves it: I'm the better Duelist! Gogogo Golem, attack Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!" The golden golem pointed its fists forward, an orb of golden energy forming between them. "Great… CANNON!" The gold energy was fired off as a powerful energy ball that impacted Neo Galaxy-Eyes, causing it to roar in pain before the dragon itself exploded violently. "Gogogo Giant, follow up with a direct attack!" The other Rock-Type moved forward and punched Kaito.
Kaito LP:800
The giant knelt down into Defense Mode afterwards. "Now, Gogogo Ghost! Deal the final blow!" Ghost swiped twice with its sword before pointing it at Kaito, then the fist that held it shot forward with the mist, being sent right through Kaito's chest.
Kaito didn't lose his footing, but he bent over forward. A smile came to him. "I lost…"
Yuma LP:2000 - WINNER
Kaito LP:0 – KNOCKED OUT
"YATTA!" Yuma cried out as the crowd erupted in applause. Kotori was squealing in happiness in the crowd.
Jenaveve looked bummed that Kaito lost, but Haruto was still smiling. 'Yuma… You actually beat my Nii-san. You must be awesome!'
Yuma walked over to Kaito, offering a hand to help him up. Kaito took it, and Yuma helped him. "Looks like it's been proven. We fought it out fairly, and you beat me. You are the better Duelist."
"For now, at least. If you ever want a rematch, just let me know!" Yuma replied. The two of them shared a fistbump before leaving the field.
*Duel 2: Keegan Arclight VS Marizu*
Keegan's field: Empty
Marizu's field: Mainspring Soldier, no facedowns
Mainspring Soldier: Lv.5 (by effect, originally Lv.4) EARTH Warrior ATK:2200 (by effect, originally 1800)/DEF:1200
"Adios, kid! The finals are mine! Mainspring Soldier, finish him off!" Her monster, a green-and-silver humanoid toy monster with multiple keys in its body, fired off its pincer-like hand, which socked Keegan upside the head and knocked him to the ground.
Marizu LP:4000 - WINNER
Keegan LP:0 – KNOCKED OUT
Marizu laughed and waved to the crowd, celebrating her fourth win. "I knew I'd make it to the finals!" She cheered, winking.
Meanwhile, in the stands, someone opened a portable computer and began clacking on the keyboard. 'Let's see what makes you tick.' An image of Marizu came up with a blue border. 'So that's it, huh? I can fix this.' The person began typing, and after a few lines of code, the blue border of her image turned red. 'This oughta take care of you.' The person said before closing the computer.
*After the Duel*
"Hoo-wee! We've seen loads of epic Duels so far, but I can tell you're all pumped up for the finals! Am I right or am I right?!" The crowd cheered in response. "That's what I like to hear! It's gonna be a hefty match up next, with the 'Kattobingu' kid Yuma Tsukumo up against the perfect-so-far Marizu! After a break for all you fans, we're gonna get this show on the road!"
Author-Made Cards
Verz Sleeper (original form: X-Saber Anu Piranha)
Level 5 DARK Warrior
ATK:1050/DEF:1050
During your Main Phase: You can Special Summon this card to your opponent's side of the field.
Verz Bouncer (original form: none, unique monster)
Level 6 DARK Warrior
ATK:2350/DEF:1150
If your opponent controls a Level 5 or higher Special Summoned monster: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand).
OOPArts Twin-Headed Serpent (made by Rocket Knight 777)
Rank 4 EARTH Rock/Xyz
ATK:2600/DEF:1100
3 Level 4 monsters
Once per turn, when this card destroys your opponent's monster by battle: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; this card can attack once again. Any monster destroyed by this card as a result of battle is equipped to this card as an Equip Spell Card at the end of the Damage Step. Once per turn, when this monster would be destroyed by battle: Send 1 card equipped to this card to the Graveyard; This monster is not destroyed. When this card is leaves the field; shuffle all cards equipped to this card into their respective owners' Decks.
Beetovend the Keyboard Djinn (OCG: Keyboard Devil - Beetovend)
Rank 4 FIRE Fiend/Xyz
ATK:2400/DEF:1500
2 Level 4 monsters
Anime: Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 monster your opponent controls: Reduce its ATK to 0 and halve this card's ATK, until the End Phase.
OCG/TCG: Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 Xyz Monster your opponent controls: Reduce its ATK to 0 and halve the ATK of all "Djinn" monsters you control, until the End Phase. During a turn you activate this effect: Only "Djinn" monsters can attack.
Artifact Unearthing
Normal Spell Card
Special Summon 1 Level 4 or below Rock-Type monster from your Deck. Its ATK becomes 0.
OOPArts Greek Firegun
Equip Spell Card
Equip only to an "OOPArts" monster. It gains 500 ATK. If this card is destroyed while equipped to a monster: Inflict 1000 damage to both players.
Rattled Bones
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 monster you control and 1 monster your opponent controls: Switch the targets' battle positions.
False Artifact Salting
Normal Trap Card
When your opponent declares a direct attack: Halve the Battle Damage, then Special Summon 1 "OOPArts" monster from your Deck with ATK equal to or less than the damage you took. Its Level is reduced by 1.
Cardboard Fake
Normal Trap Card
When a monster you control is destroyed: It does not leave the field, but is still counted as being destroyed.
Vile: It's finally time: The finals are next, Yuma VS the seemingly invincible Marizu. Is Marizu really the Mary-Sue I tried to make her? ...XD You should know the answer to that question. If you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me! Ja ne for now!