The Sincerity of Alexis Rhodes
The next day nobody could tell that Megan was different, but nobody really paid attention. Not until she pushed Syrus down & walked past him like nothing happened. Alexis & Bastion help him up & get all his cards back. "I'm tired of her shit you guys. I don't care what her deal is, I'm putting a stop to it.", she states before going after her. Alexis runs off while Bastion & Syrus look at each other, knowing nothing good will come from what Alexis does next.
"Hey, stop running away, unless everyone's right when they say you're nothing but a lucky little bitch!", Alexis calls out to Megan. She turns back around & stares at her angrily. "Time for talk is over, Your Majesty. Now is the time for dueling, & trust me, by the time your 2nd turn comes around you'll realize that you're the one who needs luck." The girls are surrounded by a crowd of students, & even a few of the teachers who don't care that another period starts in 10 minutes. "IT'S TIME TO DUEL!", they shout in unison.
Alexis: "Let's change things up, I'll start this time. I'll play 1 monster facedown, & set 2 cards facedown. I'll end my turn."
Megan: "Ok, turn 1. I'll activate the field Spell Shadows of Infinity! Thanks to this card, all Dark monsters gain 700 ATK, plus Light monsters can't be played! Next, I activate the Spell Dark Monolith! Another powerful spell, & this 1 allows me to summon any Dark monster from my hand, as long as I pay half my Life Points! I summon Rainbow Dark Dragon! Now I summon Obsidian Dragon in attack mode! Thanks to the effect of Dark Monolith, my Rainbow Dark Dragon can't attack this turn. So I'll place 3 cards facedown & end my turn. Megan: 4000 / Alexis: 8000
Alexis: "You were right Megan, by the time my 2nd turn came around I saw that I do need luck. IT CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE IT! Now I flip Cyber Gymnast into attack mode! Now I use Gymnast's ability, & by discarding a card I can destroy your Rainbow Dark Dragon!".
Megan activates Dark Corruption, a trap that can only activate when the user has nothing but Dark monsters in play. It negates & destroys 1 non Dark monster your opponent controls.
"You thought your field Spell would stop me, & it has slowed me down but I still have a few monsters you didn't see coming! I summon Fallen Cyber Angel, & when this card comes into play I can grab a Ritual Spell from my deck! I select Fallen Angel Ritual! This next monster is very risky, but you've left me no choice! I activate Fallen Angel Ritual, & by tributing my Fallen Cyber Angel, along with another monster, I can summon Cyber Demon Eresgoth! Now here's where I'll seriously need luck, because Eresgoth's ATK & DEF are determined by the roll of the dice, 1 for every monster on your field!" 2 dice pop up & roll, 1 landing on 6 while the other on 5. "Yes! Now Eresgoth is 3000, plus your Field Spell, that makes him 3700! Next, I activate Ritual Weapon, & equip it to Eresgoth!"
Megan activates Mystical Space Typhoon & destroys Ritual Weapon.
"I'll end my turn then.", feeling pissed that she got lucky before her opponent made it all worthless.
Megan: "Maybe now you'll see that it isn't luck, it's skill! I summon Sangan in attack mode!"
Alexis activates Allegro Toile, which is a Quick Play Spell that can only be used when a monster is Normal Summoned. It then destroys 1 Spell or Trap on the field. She selects Shadows of Infinity.
"Ohhh, you'll pay for that bitch. I activate Share The Pain!, forcing each of us to destroy 1 of our monsters! I choose Sangan, & you only have 1 choice! Goodbye Eresgoth! Now, thanks to Sangan's special effect, I can choose 1 monster with less than 1500 ATK & add it to my hand. I'll choose Relinquished! Now we'll see if I get a chance to use him, Rainbow Dark Dragon attack!"
Alexis uses Scapegoat, letting her summon 4 Sheep Tokens to defend herself.
"Fine then. I'll switch Obsidian Dragon to defense mode & end my turn."
The moment Relinquished went into Megan's hand, Jaden could see him. He could see her duel spirit, & it scared him.
Alexis: "Maybe it isn't all just luck for you Megan. But luck always plays a part! I activate Pot of Greed, & draw 2 more cards! Yes! I now summon Cyber Petit Angel, which allows me to take Machine Angel Ritual from my deck & add it to my hand! Now I activate Machine Angel Ritual, sacrificing my Petit Angel, my 3 goats & another monster from my hand to summon Cyber Angel Dakini! When this card is successfully summoned, you must destroy 1 monster you control!"
Megan chooses Obsidian Dragon.
"You just won't let that bastard go. I end my turn."
Megan: "Don't worry, my dragon won't be bothering you anymore. It's time I used my ritual monster! I activate Black Illusion Ritual, & sacrifice Rainbow Dark Dragon to summon Relinquished! It isn't over though, because I now play The Dark-Hex-Sealed Fusion! Using his effect, I make Relinquished better, I make him into Thousand Eyes Restrict! Now thanks to his effect, no other monster can attack or switch positions. Also, I can turn 1 of your monsters into an equip for my monster!" Alexis loses her Dakini to the effect of Restrict. "Thousand Eyes Restrict, attack! Now that you've taken damage, I'll end my turn." Megan:4000 / Alexis:5300
Alexis: "This isn't over yet!", as she draws she tries to sound confident, but she can't attack. She sets her Blade Skater, in facedown defense position & ends her turn.
Megan: "Seems like it's over to me! But you're right, it isn't actually over yet. So I'll summon Shadow Delver & then Thousand Eyes will attack your monster. Your turn.", she fakes a kind smile, in a very sarcastic way, as she ends her turn.
Alexis: She draws, hoping, praying for something good. "I activate The Warrior Returning Alive! This allows me to retrieve my Blade Skater! Next I activate Polymerization, fusing Blade Skater with Etoile Cyber to summon Cyber Blader! Since there's 2 monsters on your field, my Cyber Blader's attack points double to 4200!", adding in her mind, "If only I could friggin' attack!". "I end my turn.".
Megan: She laughs as she draws, "Well thank goodness I didn't use Call of the Haunted! I would've brought back Obsidian Dragon, then just wiped out your monsters 1 by 1 until I got the card I needed, then I would've ended this. BUT, since you played Cyber Blader, 3 monsters would negate their abilities. So instead, I'll use Shadow Delver's ability, which allows Thousand Eyes to attack directly!"
Alexis uses Hallowed Life Barrier, which prevents the damage for that turn.
"Safe for now, Your Majesty. Go.".
Alexis: She stares at Megan, unable to believe it. She was screwed either way. She had lost way before & she was just too stubborn to admit it. "No, there has to be something I can do!", she thinks to herself as she draws. She looks in her hand, & sees a glimmer of hope in her newest card. "I activate Cyber Angel's Charity! Thanks to this card, I can summon 1 monster with 'Cyber Angel' in it's name from my Graveyard. Then you have to summon a monster with the same level or less! I choose Cyber Angel Dakini! & I'll use Bella Scelta, which allows me to choose instead! Destroy Thousand Eyes Restrict!
With this, massive cheers were heard as Megan special summons Sangan in defense mode.
"Now I'll attack with Cyber Blader at Shadow Delver!"
Megan counters with Dark Seal of Pain, making Shadow Delver's ATK 3800. Then Alexis attacks Sangan with Dakini, before kicking herself when she sees Cyber Jar. Megan: 3600 / Alexis: 5300
Megan: "You've done well, maybe even better than Jaden. Or maybe I should 'get my game on'!", she says the last part mockingly as she draws. "I activate my trap, Dark Infatuation, which lets me take control of a non Dark monster & turn it into a Dark monster! I'll take Dakini off your hands, sacrifice it & summon Great Maju Garzett! Now I'll activate Necronomicon: The Tome of Darkness! Jaden can tell you all about that card, can't you Jay? Now that puts GMG at 4400 ATK, so let's get rid of that pesky Cyber Blader! Attack Great Maju Garzett! Now that that's taken care of, it's your move." Megan: 2600 / Alexis: 2300
Alexis: "Shit, I don't have anything to play! I'm almost out of cards! How can she be this good?!", she thinks before using Fusion Recovery, getting Polymerization & Etoile Cyber. She summons Etoile Cyber & puts 2 cards facedown before ending her turn.
Megan: "This is it, the last turn! I summon Archfiend Soldier, & then I activate Cursed Dark Arts! Now I can sacrifice my monsters to summon 1 monster with their combined level! I choose Rainbow Dark Dragon! Now I activate his special ability, by removing every Dark monster from play in my Graveyard, Rainbow Dark Dragon gains 500 ATK, making it 9000! YOU CAN'T STOP ME NOW, ATTACK RAINBOW DARK DRAGON!!!"
Alexis says, "Maybe not, but I can do this! I activate Doble Passe & Reinforcements! Etoile Cyber gains 500 ATK & each of our monsters attacks the other directly, making this duel a tie!"
"Fuck you & fuck your tie! Activate Dark Rejuvenation! Draw 1 card for every Dark monster on the field & I gain 500 life points! I WIN!" Megan:400 / Alexis: 0 (or -6700. I'm so mean.)
After the duel ends, Alexis collapses & while her friends gather around her, Megan collects her things & walks away. As she passes the others, Alexis looks up & weakly asks, "why megan? why....", before passing out. Megan scoffs & answers, "You wouldn't understand. Let's just say you caused too many problems, & that your upfront sincerity pissed me off.". She kicks dirt in Alexis' face & walks off.
