Turn 2:8 Blood Ties
The wind began to blow as the crowds cheers entered a fevered pitch, I looked around ignoring them trying to find an action card. However my eyes moved back to the Performer, my opponent. Whom I duel for a chance to give help to those my father hurt.
Looking at the Performer, moving his arms enrapturing our audience, and my hand, and more. I looked back at my father and the day she left me behind rose up in my mind.
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"Mom why did you marry father?" It was my freshmen year of high school, four years ago.
She looked at me, confused, and handed me a green notebook, "Because I love him."
Father had left for work that day to manage some contacts and work out a trade deal. Mom stayed back to see me off for my first day of high school, the kitchen was clean as a whistle. I look at her, pushing, "He sells weapons to evil men."
She chuckled at my wording, I myself realized how silly that sounded, but I continued "and is a war promoter, you are staunchly anti-war. I have seen enough arguments during dinner to realized that is a sour point."
Mom looked at me, "I love your father," she declared softly, "there is just things that will be explained in good time."
I got into the car as she began to drive to school, it was a calm quiet morning. My vacation was splendid if involving hearing arguments, I looked at her, "I'll write in my notebook everything I learned today!"
She smiles, "Ok my son."
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"I activate Sacred Sword of the Seven Stars banishing my Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon to draw two cards," the Performer declares looking at his hand, "I activate Reinforcement of the Army adding another Helprincess to my hand. I normal summon FriendDonkey summoning my Stamp Turtle. Helprincess effect to summon herself. I use Stamp Turtle effect to make Donkey Level 4," holding his hands in the air, "I form the Overlay Network! Fairy, that fights for dual signs of peace! Rank 4! Vylon DiSigma."
Looking at me, "For peace ladies and gentlemen we must fight Fire with Fire. I equip Heavy Mech Support Platform to my monster detaching Friend Donkey. Then battle attack and destroy Evilswarm Ouroborus."
My Dragon runs at my foe, as it flies forward, DiSigma turns and blasts my Dragon with lasers. I looked at him as he ended his turn, "Draw!"
Looking at my hand, "I detach my Machina Fortress to summon to summon two Tokens. Then I tribute one to destroy your monster."
The Performer, shrugs "I destroy your Heavy Mecha Support Platform instead."
"I control exactly 5 Earth Monsters in my Graveyard. Chaos Summon of Order. Lawful Summon! Grandsoil the Elemental Lord. Who summons back my Machina Fortress."
I smile "This show is over! I banish two Gadgets, to summon back Boulder. Now then my monsters attack."
My opponent attempted to activate his effect when I looked at him, "that Corn in your graveyard will not save you."
The duel disc gave a you 'lose' sigh. I shrugged sitting up looking at my father then I thought about what happened when I came home that day.
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"Mother! I'm home!" I looked around, confused "Mother."
My father sat on the kitchen table, pointing to the screen, as it showed my mothers hospital was caught in the middle of a gang violence. I just looked at him, my heart dropped.
"No, no-"
He looked at me shaking his head. I stood as he walked over punching him, "You sold those guns!" I ran to my room, as he stood, holding his cheek.
"Their is more to then that."
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"Give the money to the War Refugee Society," I walked back to my father and got into the car.
He held my shoulder "You did-"
"Let us just go home," I kept walking. I looking at my father, and just got into the car. I remembered when he told me, a year ago, before I left for LDS Academy.
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Placing his hand on my shoulder, "Son, about your mother."
"Yes father?" I looked at him getting my socks on and grabbing my notebook. I thought we both moved on, he had explained it wasn't his fault the gangs killer her.
"It was my fault."
He just spent the last two years trying to convince me it was not, I spoke softly, "Yes?"
"We were hoping to take down a gang, and our governments both offered a very nice paycheck if I slid some weapons to the gangs."
My mother is dead for a paycheck, for a dollar sign?! I looked at him, "My mother is gone, because you wanted some extra cash in your bank? Are petty African warlords not paying our bills well enough?"
I looked at him, "you inherited this company and told me you were doing all you could to make tomorrow a little more peaceful. My mother is dead because you were given a little cash."
"Son, it was not a just a little-"
Looking at him, "Not out of your civic duty, to help this country or this city you call home, but for some cash? Greenstuff?" I looked at him, "shame on you," I walked outside "I'll take a bus."
My father tried to hold my shoulder, "Son, please-"
Looking at him, "Your no father of mine, and why did you marry my mother! You probably just wanted the publicity of marrying an anti-war activist," I looked at him, taking his arms off, "my mother is dead because you wanted some extra dough!"
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I looked at my father who was silent, I looked away at the sun. I just could not believe him. The drive back was fast. He got out first, entered the house, and sat down for dinner. I took the chicken prepared for me and went to my room upstairs.
I put down my deck, looking at it, then from a side pocket I looked at my father's prized card he gave me. I still don't know why I didn't give it back, or why it kept coming back. I traded it away and it ended up in my deck vs Gaia, then when I left Verita gave it back to me as a way to remember her and Columbus. I didn't want it, why would anyone? I walked downstairs, I looked at my father, silent as always. He was looking at something, it seemed to be reflecting light as sparkling dots fell from his face. I walked up to him.
He wiped something off his face and looked back at me, "Yes son?"
I passed him the Demise, King of Armageddon without a word, he looked at me, "It was a gift to my son."
"I don't see your son here."
My father looked at me, "then it is a gift to Maria Smith's only son."
Looking at him, "I will not take this card!" Looking at him, "I will not be bribed into forgiving what you did!"
My father looked at me, gently took back his card. He sat looking at me, I could not tell what he was thinking. I just took this moment to head back to my room, and as I prepared to head to bed.
