Alright, lets move on, and see how Katie can fare against the power of the Monarchs.
Disclaimer: I only own the carachters.
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In Duel Monsters, there is a great number of underused cards, usualy because they have no effects and are too high of level and too low of attack to be of any use, like Bolt Escargot.
Or if they have effects that are debhilitating to the player like the Unfriendly Amazon.
The last category is cards that are underused because no one really thinks they're any good.
Apparently my current opponent thinks otherwise.
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CHAPTER 7:
CONVULSION OF NATURE
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Around the same time that Ariel is dueling the Buster Blader, Katie and her friends are arriving at another section of the medival sector of the Duelist Dimension. Its a small village, with a castle looming over it. Looking around, they overhear three duelists talking.
"Yeah, some mysterious girl at the bridge took my Gilford the Lightning," one of the duelists says.
"She did the same with my Ninja King," the secound says.
"And my Gearfried the Swordsmaster," the third finishes.
Hmm, a duelist that targets warrior monsters, she must use the Ante rule, in order for her opponents to give up their cards, Wendy thinks. "This might be worth looking into."
"Maybe we should try that castle up there, it might yield some answers," Wendy suggests.
The 4 friends head up the hill towards the castle.
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"So, looks like those 4 fools have caught wind of the little problem I've been having, maybe I can use this to my advantage," Doppler says in her dark castle. She motions, and a screen turns on, showing the image of a man dressed in red robes, and wearing a golden crown with a ruby, saphire, diamond, and topaz encrested in it.
"What is your bidding, Mistress Doppler," the man says.
"A few duelists are headed your way, I want you to test them, and if one of them wins, inform them of the little situation we have in the mountains," Doppler says.
"It will be done, my mistress," the man says, bowing to Doppler.
"Very good, Lord Tucker, Doppler out," Doppler says, and the screen shuts off. This might be entertaining, she thinks to herself.
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Katie and her friends reach the doors of the castle, the doors open for them, and sitting on a throne on the other end of the hall is the same man we saw before.
"Welcome young duelists, I am Lord Tucker, the Magistrate of this village, I am glad you could join us," Tucker says. "Would one of you mind treating me to a duel? If you win, I will provide you with food and drink for the night."
"Sure, I'll accept your challenge," Katie says, activating her Duel Disk, Lord Tucker does the same.
"I choose as my deckmaster, Loyalist Forces!" Tucker says, and a group of soldiers in armor appears by him.
"And I'll choose, hmm," Katie says, looking over her deck, she takes a card out. "I choose, White Magician Pikeru!"
The cute female spellcaster appears next to her.
"LETS DUEL!" The two say in unison.
"I'll go first," Katie says, and draws. "I place one card face down, and summon Skilled Dark Magician (1900/1700), in attack mode!"
The lesser version of the Dark Magician appears.
"Your move."
Tucker draws. "I place one card face down as well, and summon Archfiend Soldier (1900/1500), in attack mode to end my turn."
The infernal footsoldier appears.
Katie draws. "Hmm, I first summon Mystical Elf (800/2000), in defense mode, and then I activate the spell card Tribute Doll, by sacrificing my Elf, I can summon my first Dark Magician from my hand!"
An even darker version of the spellcaster appears, with white hair and a red outfit appears twirling his staff (picture Arkana's Dark Magician). The tip of Skilled Dark Magician's staff glows bronze.
"Since I can't attack with it, I end my turn with a face down," Katie finishes.
Tucker draws. "I sacrifice my Soldier to summon Kerin, the Storm Monarch (2400/1000 + 500/500)!"
A huge wind picks up, and a huge monster appears with green and silver armor. A huge wind blows, and Dark Magician shields himself with his staff as he is blown away, the card fits into the bottom of Katie's deck, as is her face down Mirror Gate.
"Alright, two questions, first, how did that monster gain 500 more attack?" Darren asks.
"My deckmaster's ability powers up all monsters with "Monarch" in their name by 500 attack and defense points," Tucker explains.
"Oh, and what happened to Katie's Dark Magician and her face down card?" Darren asks.
"Simple, when Kerin is summoned, I can automaticaly send two cards on the field to the bottom of the controller's deck, we won't be seeing that Dark Magician anytime soon," Tucker explains. "Now Kerin, attack her Skilled Dark Magician with Sword of Storms attack!"
The monarch draws a sword, and slashes through the spellcaster, destroying it, Katie's life points fall to 3000.
"Activate trap card, Magician's Soul, by discarding one card from my hand, I can bring back the spellcaster you just destroyed, complete with its spell counter!" Katie counters, and discards a card, Skilled Dark Magician appears again with its scepter glowing bronze.
"Your move then," Tucker says with a growl.
Katie draws. "I will now activate my deckmaster's ability, by discarding a monster from my hand, I can gain life points equal to its level times 100, so I'll discard my level 4 Neo the Magic Swordsman, to gain 400 life points," she says, and her life points go up to 3400. "Now I activate Pot of Greed."
She draws 2 cards, and looks them over, Skilled Dark Magician's staff glows silver.
Huh? Its one of those cards that I got after winning the Big Apple Tournament last year in New York, and I have the other card I need in my hand, maybe this can help me, she thinks. "Alright Tucker, time to meet one of my newest monsters, I activate this card, a little thing called Dark Destiny Ritual, to use this card I must sacrifice monsters equal to level 8, so I'll sacrifice my Magician of Faith and my second Dark Magician, to summon this monster, the mighty Sorceress of Fate (2700/2400)!"
The monster that appears is a woman with long wihte hair, wearing a long black dress, and carrying a staff made of pure gold.
"Impressive, but she's not as strong as my Monarch," Tucker points out.
"Lets see what we can do about that, because I'm activating her effect now," Katie says, and two dice appear in front of her, one red and one blue. "Her effect works sort of like Gracefull Dice and Skull Dice, but the attack increased or decreased is times 200, and if the blue die rolls a 5 or a 6, I am permitted to summon either a high level or low level spellcaster from my deck."
The red die rolls, and lands on a 3, Kerin's attack goes down to 2300. The second die rolls, and lands on a 6.
"Wow, I guess I got lucky, I special summon my Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700 + 300) from my deck!"
She takes a card out, and the cute apprentace of the Dark Magician appears with a twirl of her wand.
"I never get tired of seeing that card," Darren comments.
"Men," Renee mutters.
"Now Sorceress of Fate, attack his monster with Spell of Destiny attack!" Katie commands, and the sorceress blasts away the lord of wind, dropping Tucker's life points to 3600.
"Activate trap card, Revenge of the Monarchs, when you destroy one of my Monarch monsters, I am permitted to summon another from my deck, and his effect is automaticaly activated, and I choose, Zaborg, the Thunder Monarch (2400/1000 + 500/500)!" Tucker says, and a monarch with green armor appears. "And now, your Sorceress is destroyed because of his special ability!"
Lightning strikes the female spellcaster, she screams as she is destroyed.
"Oh no, that was her only chance!" Wendy says worriedly.
"Have faith people," Renee says.
"Now Zaborg, attack Dark Magician Girl with Imperial Thunderbolt!" Tucker commands, and the monarch raises his arms, and gathers electrical energy, and blasts away the female magician, Katie's life points fall to 2800. "Your move, princess."
Katie draws. "I set one monster in defense mode, and end my turn."
Tucker draws. "I summon Chithonian Soldier (1200/1400) in attack mode!" He says, and a demonic looking footsoldier appears. "Now soldier, attack her face down monster!"
The monster is revealed as a short female magician in purple robes, who is destroyed.
"Thanks, that was my Apprentice Magician, now I'm allowed to take a level 2 or lower spellcaster from my deck, and set it in defense mode!"
She takes a card out of her deck, and it appears face down on the field.
"Fine, Zaborg attack it!" Tucker commands, and the monarch attacks the face down monster, which is revealed as another Apprentice Magician. A second face down card replaces it. "Your move."
Katie draws. "I flip summon my face down monster, Old Vindictive Magician, which will destroy your Monarch!"
The old spellcaster appears, and destroys Zaborg.
"Now, I sacrifice him to bring out my Chaos Command Magician (2400/1900)!"
A spellcaster appears that looks sort of like the Dark Magician, but has green robes instead of purple.
"Now attack with chaos scepter blast!"
The spellcaster blasts away the soldier, and Tucker's life points fall to 2400.
"Yeah, she's taken the lead!" Darren says.
"No, she's taken the bait," Tucker says with a chuckle as a sword appears, and runs through Katie's body. "When Chithonian soldier is destroyed, the opponent takes the same amount of damage I did," he explains as Katie's life points fall to 1600.
"Well, at least I have a challenge," Katie says, getting up. "One card face down, your turn."
Tucker draws. "I play Monster Reborn, and revive Zaborg, but he's not staying long, I sacrifice him to bring out the strongest of the Elemental Monarchs, Nergal the Night Monarch (3300/1600 + 500/500)!"
A figure shrowded in shadows appears.
"Its a good thing you can't see him, they say that anyone who looks him in the face automaticaly dies of fright," Tucker says with a chuckle. "Now Nergal, destroy her Chaos Comand Magician!"
The figure sends a blast of dark energy, and whipes out the magician, lowering Katie's life points to 200.
"Oh man, Katie's in deep trouble!" Renee says.
"Thats the understatement of the century, since Nergal is resistent to any card effects that would destroy him, the trouble's not just deep, its subterranian," Wendy says. "Lets just hope that Katie has some tricks up her sleeve."
Katie draws. "I activate my Pot of Charity, by removing Chaos Command Magician from the game, I can draw 3 cards," she says, and the golden pot appears, she draws 3 cards. "Alright, I activate Monster Reborn, and revive my Dark Magician!"
The purple robed Dark Magician appears.
"Now, I activate Dedication through Light and Darkness, by sacrificing my Dark Magician, I can bring out my Dark Magician of Chaos!"
The spellcaster vanishes, and is replaced by a darker mage carrying a purple and black staff.
"And thanks to his effect, I get back a spell card, Monster Reborn will do, which I will play to take back my Dark Magician!"
The Dark Magician appears again.
"Now I set one card face down, and give my Dark Magician of Chaos the equip card Magic Formula, raising his attack to a total of 3300, and that will end my turn."
Tucker draws. "Nergal, attack her Dark Magician!"
The dark monarch sends a blast of energy, but stops short, ensnared in a magical circle.
"I activated my trap card, Spellbinding Circle, which not only stops your monster from attacking, but also lowers his attack to 3100, anything else you would like to do?"
"One card face down, your move," Tucker says with a growl.
Katie draws. "I play Harpie's Feather Duster, which will destroy your magic and trap cards!" She says, and a wind blows away Tucker's magic and trap cards, which includes a Mirror Force. "Now Dark magician of Chaos, destroy his Nergal!"
The sorceror spins his staff, and blasts away the dark monarch, dropping Tucker's life points to 2200.
"Now Dark Magician, finish him off, Dark Magic Attack!"
The spellcaster blasts away the rest of Tucker's life points. Katie's Duel Points go up to 3.
"Very good, you might be the one, come with me please," Tucker says, and walks away, the 4 friends shrug and follow.
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They enter a huge valt, Tucker walks over to one wall, and presses his hand on a pad, and a block comes out of the wall.
"I was commanded to give this card to a duelist who has proven him or herself worthy of owning it, I believe that duelist is you," he says, and hands Katie a card.
Saint Goddess of the Gale? Katie says to Yami.
Its a God Card, but none that I've ever seen, Yami says, and Katie puts it away in her binder.
"Now, please come with me, you will stay here tonight if you wish," Tucker says.
"Do you know anything about a strange girl in the mountains?" Renee asks him.
"Yes, I believe she's supposed to be a tournament competitor, a very tough duelist, she's also defeated most of my knights in combat, taking their swords as a prize, I think she's won about 96 times, 99 counting those duelists," Tucker says as they leave.
Hmm, sounds interesting, Renee thinks.
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Nergal the Night Monarch was created by Cyber Commander.
Credit for Pot of Charity goes to King Dragun.
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Loyalist Forces
Dark
1000/200
Warrior/Effect
These soldiers will be forever loyal to their king, even to the death. When the opponent uses the trap card "Huge Revolution" discard this card to negate it.
Kerin the Storm Monarch
Wind
2400/1000
Warrior/Effect
One of the Elemental Monarchs, Kerin controlls the winds. When this monster is successfully tribute summoned, return two cards on the field to the bottom of the owner's deck.
Magician's Soul
Counter Trap
Image of a ghostly Dark Magician rising from a grave. Activate this card when a spellcaster is destroyed, discard one card from your hand to revive the monster with any spell counters it had.
Dark Destiny Ritual
Ritual Spell
Image of 3 spellcasters crossing their wands. Sacrifice monsters with level stars equal to 8 or more to summon "Sorceress of Fate" from your hand.
Sorceress of Fate
Dark
2700/2400
Ritual/Spellcaster/Effect
This sorceress rules over fate and destiny, few can defeat her in a game of chance. On each of your turns, both players roll a die, the result of the opponent's role is subtracted from their monster's attack x200. The result of your roll is added to your monster's attack x200, unless it is a 5 or a 6. If it is a 5, special summon a level 4 or lower spellcaster from your deck. If it is a 6, special summon a level 5 or higher spellcaster from your deck.
Revenge of the Monarchs
Counter Trap
Image of 6 giants powering up. When the opponent destroys a monster with "Monarch" in its name as a result of battle, summon a monster with "Monarch" in its name from your deck, and activate its effect immediately.
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White Magician Pikeru: Healing-Discard one monster from your hand, and gain life points equal to its level x100, this can only be done once per turn.
Loyalist Forces: Loyalty to the Monarchy-All monsters with "Monarch" in their name gains 500 attack and defense points.
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Katie's Deck-Dark Sorcery
While Yugi Motou's signature monster might've been the Dark Magician, he had several other cards in his deck unrelated to this legendary spellcaster, that isn't the case for his daughter Katie.
Katie's deck is comprised mostly of spellcasters and cards that can help them along during a duel. She enjoys using the Dark Magician the most, and is well on her way to becomming the Queen of Games.
However, somethings still stand in her way, we can only hope that she can overcome these obsticles.
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Well, Katie has dueled for the first time in the tournament, and it was a bit better than the other chapters, sorry about that.
Next chapter, you've heard her mentioned, and if your a fan of my other stories, you're already familiar with this carachter.
Watch as Wendy takes on the most feared force in Duel Monsters, in a scenario similar to one from Japanese lore, in "Armed Samurai Ben Kai."
Don't miss it, its gonna be great.
